Sarah Ames @semames.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Hi Josh, I was just coming here to suggest the PO and Trade Directories, too! The OCR hasn't been corrected, I'm afraid. We're hoping to release this collection as a dataset at some point, though - it'd be a nice challenge to put out there. Keen to see what you do with it, if you decide to use it! 130
Peter Webster @peterwebster.bsky.social · 16/06/2026@hadro.bsky.social there are several directories for Southampton (UK) in this collection; not available as full text download, yet, but I'd be interested, like Sarah, to see where you go with this. viewer.soton.ac.uk/collections/...viewer.soton.ac.ukBrowse all collections 110
Josh Hadro @hadro.bsky.social · 16/06/2026I’ve done one-offs for city directories using the pipeline I’ve mentioned in other comments in this thread, like this one: hadro.github.io/tulsa-city-d... But I think it can largely be generalizable, especially for publishers that put out many city directories with similar formatting, etc.hadro.github.ioPolk-Hoffhine Tulsa City Directory, 1921Browse 69,843 entries from the 1921 Tulsa city directory — compiled months before the Tulsa Race Massacre destroyed the Greenwood district. 100