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Image of Northern Pacific trestle along shore of Lake Union, showing frontage owned by Pacific Coast Coal Co., Seattle, circa 1915
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Northern Pacific trestle along shore of Lake Union, showing frontage owned by Pacific Coast Coal Co., Seattle, circa 1915

The Pacific Coast Company was organized in 1897, and comprised several existing organizations, most notably the Pacific Coast Steamship Co., Pacific Coast Coal Co., and the Pacific Coast Railway. Handwritten on image: 17524. Embossed photographer's mark: F.H. Nowell/1212 Fourth Ave/Seattle, USASigns in image: L Rank Signs/ 1628 4th At Times SquareTyped on verso: View of Lake Union showing Northern Pacific…
ID Number:1978.6585.18b
Date:Circa 1915
Image of Georgetown Yard of Pacific Coast Coal Co., Seattle, circa 1915
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Georgetown Yard of Pacific Coast Coal Co., Seattle, circa 1915

The Pacific Coast Company was organized in 1897, and comprised several existing organizations, most notably the Pacific Coast Steamship Co., Pacific Coast Coal Co., and the Pacific Coast Railway. Handwritten on image: 17563. Embossed photographer's mark: F.H. Nowell/1212 Fourth Ave/Seattle, USASigns in image: Red Front/ Tailors and Cleaners, Pacific Coast Coal Co./ Georgetown Yard, Preservative Paint Co., Mascot Crushed Tobacco,…
ID Number:1978.6585.19b
Date:Circa 1915
Image of Coal yard at Madison Park showing lake frontage and barges, Seattle, circa 1915
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Coal yard at Madison Park showing lake frontage and barges, Seattle, circa 1915

The Pacific Coast Company was organized in 1897, and comprised several existing organizations, most notably the Pacific Coast Steamship Co., Pacific Coast Coal Co., and the Pacific Coast Railway. The Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad, originally the Seattle & Walla Walla, became part of the Pacific Coast Railway in 1916. Handwritten on image: 4580. Embossed photographer's mark: F.H. Nowell/1212 Fourth…
ID Number:1978.6585.21b
Date:Circa 1915
Image of Coal yard at Madison Park showing street frontage on Laurelshade Avenue, Seattle, circa 1915
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Coal yard at Madison Park showing street frontage on Laurelshade Avenue, Seattle, circa 1915

The Pacific Coast Company was organized in 1897, and comprised several existing organizations, most notably the Pacific Coast Steamship Co., Pacific Coast Coal Co., and the Pacific Coast Railway. The Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad, originally the Seattle & Walla Walla, became part of the Pacific Coast Railway in 1916. Embossed photographer's mark: F.H. Nowell/1212 Fourth Ave/Seattle, USASigns in image:…
ID Number:1978.6585.21c
Date:Circa 1915
Image of Tug S.L. Dowell on Lake Washington, Seattle, circa 1915
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Tug S.L. Dowell on Lake Washington, Seattle, circa 1915

Handwritten on image: 4581. Embossed photographer's mark: F.H. Nowell/1212 Fourth Ave/Seattle, USATyped on verso: "Tug S.L. Dowell" to be renamed "Pacific Coast." Part of equipment purchased with Madison Park Yard on Lake Washington for having coal barges on the lake.
ID Number:1978.6585.21d
Date:Circa 1915
Image of Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad depot, Renton, circa 1915
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Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad depot, Renton, circa 1915

The Seattle & Walla Walla Railroad was extended as far as Renton in 1877 and started carrying coal to Seattle. The railroad built the depot building two years later. The Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad and, later, the Pacific Coast Coal Company took over the railroad line, including the Renton station. This photo shows the depot around 1915. The building…
ID Number:1978.6585.22
Date:Circa 1915
Image of Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad ticket office and freight warehouse, Newcastle, circa 1915
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Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad ticket office and freight warehouse, Newcastle, circa 1915

The Pacific Coast Company was organized in 1897, and comprised several existing organizations, most notably the Pacific Coast Steamship Co., Pacific Coast Coal Co., and the Pacific Coast Railway. The Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad, originally the Seattle & Walla Walla, became part of the Pacific Coast Railway in 1916. Handwritten on image: 11718Signs in image: Shoes/ Agent for Hamilton…
ID Number:1978.6585.23
Date:Circa 1915
Image of Ford Mine top works, Coal Creek, circa 1915
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Ford Mine top works, Coal Creek, circa 1915

Between 1910 and 1926, the Ford Slope Mine was one of the most productive mines in the Newcastle/Coal Creek area. This photo shows the buildings at the top of Ford Slope Mine sometime between 1912 and 1918. The large building near the five tall smokestacks is the steam plant which powered the mine pumps and generators. Other buildings house the…
ID Number:1978.6585.25a
Date:Circa 1915
Image of Columbia & Puget Sound train depot, Maple Valley, circa 1920
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Columbia & Puget Sound train depot, Maple Valley, circa 1920

Maple Valley's first railroad station, built in the early 1890s, was replaced with the building shown in this photo in the early 1920s. This was one of only five village depots in the United States which was both a depot and a train dispatcher's office. Depot personnel dispatched Pacific Coast Coal Company trains from Black Diamond to Seattle and served…
ID Number:1978.6585.28
Date:Circa 1920
Image of Columbia & Puget Sound train depot, Black Diamond, circa 1915
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Columbia & Puget Sound train depot, Black Diamond, circa 1915

Sometime around 1886, the Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad built a depot at Black Diamond, Washington. The Pacific Coast Coal Company later took over the railroad line and enlarged the depot. Since 1972, the building has been restored and houses the Black Diamond Historical Museum. This photo shows the depot in about 1915. Handwritten on image: 11747Typed on verso: Black…
ID Number:1978.6585.29
Date:Circa 1915
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