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23 stories matching technolog
- Hanford’s New Model School
A growing rural community prepares to christen a modern educational facility built for the future of vocational training.
- The Standard of Modern Living
A look at the social prestige of home technology in 1880s Snohomish.
- Stopping the Smut Explosions
Innovation in threshing technology saved Washington farmers from fire and financial ruin.
- Police Pawn Shop Registry Catches Thief
An early technological shift in policing—the 'watch-book' system—allows detectives to track down stolen goods in record time.
- Experimental Electric Car Crashes in Tacoma
A prototype electric streetcar plunged off its track on the Tacoma waterfront, leaving one passenger injured and highlighting the hazards of emerging transit technology.
- An Industrial Experiment on the Waterfront
Local entrepreneur James M. Colman introduces a new technology to protect wharf pilings from the destructive 'teredo' wood-boring worm.
- The Ghost in the Phonograph
A bachelor’s secret engagement is exposed by a misplaced recording, setting off a chain reaction of social scandal and technological wonder in a turn-of-the-century mansion.
- Chief Jackson’s Quest for a Better Police Dispatch
Seattle’s Chief of Police returns from a fact-finding mission to Portland and San Francisco, hoping to import a superior telephone patrol system to curb the static and confusion of the local line.
- The Neighborhood Sewing Circle of 1880s Snohomish
Before big-box stores, local agents used social proof and name-dropping to sell industrial technology to Snohomish households.
- The Great Seattle Cable Car Battle
A legal dispute over the City Railway Company's franchise forces a showdown between city officials and the company's ambitious construction plans.
- Turning the Desert Green: A Bold Plan to Irrigate the Pasco Sands
A new company, backed by railroad officials and engineering innovators, aims to pump Columbia River water into the Franklin County arid lands.
- The Shoalwater Bay Indigenous Exhibit
A meticulously assembled collection of maritime technology and daily life from the Shoalwater Bay tribes prepares for the World's Fair.
- The Grange Hall Radio Dance
A dozen families in White Bluffs successfully tune in old-time music for an evening of square dances and waltzes, marking a technological milestone for the remote valley.
- The Sheriff is Coming for Your Headlights
Benton County law enforcement prepares a crackdown on blinding car headlights, citing public safety and the need to regulate technology in the age of the automobile.
- The Battle of the Incubator
A Seattle storefront puts the new technology of mechanical egg hatching to the test against the old ways of the barnyard.
- The Deadly Hum of the Electric Current
A routine building fire in downtown Seattle turns into a terrifying, lethal brush with the new technology of electricity.
- The Teenaged Inventors of North Seattle
Two brothers, aged 13 and 15, harness the power of electricity to drive boats, light homes, and saw wood along the Seattle waterfront.
- The Ghost in the Machine: Snohomish Meets the Phonograph
A local advertisement for the cutting-edge technology of 1878 introduces the marvel of Edison's 'talking machine,' promising a future where the voices of the dead can be preserved forever.
- Boston Capital Eyes Seattle Cable Cars
A visiting financier negotiates a massive infrastructure deal to bridge Seattle’s steep hills with new technology.
- Rising from the Ashes: A Seattle Sawmill's Rapid Rebirth
After a devastating fire, the Stetson & Post Mill Company leverages modern fire-safety technology and local community support to rebuild better than before.
- The Cutting-Edge Technology of an Arctic Expedition
In 1885, a state-of-the-art surveying vessel arrived in Port Townsend, beginning a multi-year mission to map the treacherous and uncharted coastlines of Alaska.
- Kennewick Bargained for Brighter Streets—and a Ten-Year Utility Deal
In December 1916, Pacific Power Light proposed replacing Kennewick’s carbon arc lamps with hydrogen lamps, but council members wanted guarantees that new technology and future rate cuts would reach the city.
- The City That Forgot How to Ride: Seattle’s Battle for Short-Term Streetcar Franchises
In May 1899, the Seattle Star warned that granting long-term monopolies to street railway companies would leave the city trapped with obsolete technology and inflated prices. The paper argued fiercely for short-term grants to keep corporations accountable—a debate that echoes in today’s transit infrastructure battles.