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3 stories matching clockwork

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:clockwoman, dockwork, rockwork, clock, clocker, brickwork

  1. The Steam Tug That Sailed Like Clockwork

    After a major refit to repair hurricane damage, the sturdy steam tug 'Sehome' proves its mettle on a high-speed run between Seattle and Port Blakely.

    Aug 1, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerPort Blakely, Bainbridge Island, Kitsap CountyWork & Pay · Strange But True

  2. The Northwest Cracker Factory

    How two entrepreneurs brought the latest steam-powered manufacturing to the Seattle waterfront in 1885.

    May 13, 1885Seattle Daily Post-Intelligencer1st Avenue, Seattle, King CountyWork & Pay

  3. The Brutal Work of Boring Stampede Tunnel

    Deep in the Cascades, a reporter documents the grueling labor conditions of the men carving the Northern Pacific’s Stampede Tunnel through the mountain’s gut.

    Mar 24, 1887Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerStampede Pass, Kittitas CountyWork & Pay

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