Same Streets
Create accountJoin

Research the archive

Narrow 27,002 newspaper stories by words, years, place, newspaper and subject. See when and where they ran, then download what you find.

Put a phrase in quotes ("rent strike") or leave a word out with a minus (strike -baseball). Old scans misspell names, so when little is found, near-spellings are offered.

Refine1 on
Published
Clear all
When they were publishedBusiest year 1876, 5 stories. Pick a year or a decade to narrow to it.
1860s1870s1880s1890s1900s1910s1920s
Show the numbers
YearStories
18765
18774

9 stories matching tech

  1. The Art of Student Management in 1876

    Before high-tech school discipline, a Seattle professor resorted to canine bait and geometry to manage his unruly charges.

    Nov 22, 1876The Daily IntelligencerUniversity Building, Seattle, King CountyStrange But True

  2. The Dairy Dilemma of 1876

    Before high-tech factory farming, Seattle's early settlers navigated the delicate, labor-intensive art of managing livestock health by hand.

    Jun 24, 1876The Daily IntelligencerSeattle, King County

  3. The Artisan of the Seattle Frontier

    Before the city became a tech hub, it was built by tradesmen; M. J. Oldis established a stoneyard at the foot of Second Street to provide the marble and masonry that would give a permanent face to a wood-plank town.

    Jan 3, 1877The Daily IntelligencerSecond Street, Seattle, King County

  4. The Price of Early Seattle: A 60x120 Lot for Sale

    Before the skyscrapers and the tech giants, a simple real estate listing in the 1876 press reveals the humble origins of land ownership in a budding Seattle.

    Dec 27, 1876The Daily IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyBoom & Bust

  5. Dining in 'New York Style' at the Frontier's Edge

    Before Seattle became a global tech hub, it was a rapidly growing port town where restaurant owners competed to offer refined 'New York style' dining to weary loggers, sailors, and travelers.

    Feb 14, 1877The Daily IntelligencerOccidental Square, Seattle, King County

  6. The Hustle of 1876 Seattle: A Frontier Mercantile Mosaic

    Before the skyscrapers and tech giants, Seattle was a bustling town of blacksmiths, brickmakers, and steamboat agents—here is how the city’s early commerce actually worked.

    Feb 15, 1877The Daily IntelligencerPioneer Square, Seattle, King County

  7. The Iron Backbone of the Puget Sound Frontier

    Before skyscrapers and tech, Seattle was built on pipes, brick-ovens, and the ambition of merchants like Waddell & Miles who powered the city’s rapid expansion.

    Jul 21, 1876The Daily IntelligencerCommercial Street, Seattle, King County

  8. Seattle Investors Plan a Boot Factory and Tannery

    Before tech and aerospace, Seattle’s business elite plotted to stop shipping raw hides to San Francisco and instead build a city of tanneries and shoe factories.

    Jan 23, 1877The Daily IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyBoom & Bust

  9. The Apple Orchard Dreams of Early Seattle

    Before the city became a tech hub, civic boosters saw the future of Seattle in the 'stately forests' replaced by row after row of fruit trees.

    Nov 28, 1876The Daily IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyBoom & Bust

Download all 9 as a spreadsheet (CSV)