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2 stories matching switch

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:switchman, switchmen, switchback, switchboard, witch, stitch

  1. The Great Northern Snow Plow: President Hill’s Battle with the Cascades

    While Seattle slept, railroad magnate James J. Hill fought a war against the elements, his train delayed by drifts and snowplows in a dramatic struggle that highlights the fragility of early 20th-century transit.

    Mar 8, 1899The Seattle StarSnoqualmie Pass, Snoqualmie, King County

  2. The Hello Girls of Seattle: Inside the City’s First Telephone Exchange

    A rare architectural tour reveals the inner workings of the new Bell Building on Third Avenue, where thirty young women manage the city's voice network through a complex web of wires and switchboards.

    Mar 6, 1899The Seattle StarThird Avenue, Seattle, King CountyBoom & Bust · Gone Forever

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