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77 stories matching ben

  1. The End of an Era for a Pioneer Printer

    Austin A. Bell closes his Seattle jobbing business, offering his entire stock of type and heavy press equipment at a clearance price.

    Feb 9, 1878Puget Sound DispatchSeattle, King County

  2. The Shadow Ledger: Seattle’s Monthly Arrest List

    A raw, unfiltered tally of twenty-nine arrests made in June 1878 exposes the policing of Seattle’s streets—where poverty, Indigeneity, and ethnic status shaped the reach of the law.

    Jul 8, 1876The Daily IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyExclusion & Resistance

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