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Image of Pacific Coast Coal Co. General Merchandise Store, Black Diamond, circa 1915
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Pacific Coast Coal Co. General Merchandise Store, Black Diamond, circa 1915

In 1904 the Black Diamond Coal Mining Company sold the entire town of Black Diamond to the Pacific Coast Coal Company, including the company store. The company store sold merchandise to the miners which were charged to each miner's account. On payday, the credit charges were settled and the miners received the remainder of their pay. The store building had…
ID Number:1978.6585.30
Date:Circa 1915
Image of Top works at Mine 11, Black Diamond, circa 1915
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Top works at Mine 11, Black Diamond, circa 1915

This photo shows the surface facilities for Pacific Coast Company's power house and bunkers at Mine No. 11, previously known as the Morgan Slope. Mines were often named for the section of land where they were located. Since this mine was in Section 11, Township 21 North, Range 6 East, it was called Mine No. 11. Around 1915, Mine No.…
ID Number:1978.6585.33
Date:Circa 1915
Image of Company store at Franklin, circa 1920
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Company store at Franklin, circa 1920

Coal mining began at Franklin, Washington in 1884 and reached its peak around 1900. This photo, taken around 1920, shows the coal company store at Franklin, Washington, where miners and their families bought their food and other goods. Handwritten on image: 11706Sign in image: Western Union Telegraph and CablesTyped on verso: Store at Franklinshs19180
ID Number:1978.6585.39
Date:Circa 1920
Image of Grand Opera House program, Seattle, 1902
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Grand Opera House program, Seattle, 1902

Seattle’s Grand Opera House, at 213-217 Cherry Street, was designed by Edwin H. Houghton, a prominent Pacific Northwest theater designer. Owned by John Cort, the theater stood at the northern end of Seattle’s entertainment district. It was the city’s most important live theater when built, but its popularity declined as the city expanded northwards. It became a movie theater, and…
ID Number:1978.6598.15
Date:1902
Image of Entrance to Washington Savings and Loan Association office at 810 Second Avenue, September 1914
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Entrance to Washington Savings and Loan Association office at 810 Second Avenue, September 1914

Washington Mutual (WaMu) was incorporated as the Washington National Building Loan and Investment Association on Sept 25, 1889. It grew to be the United States' largest savings and loan association until its collapse in 2008. This photo documents the company's location on Second Avenue a few years before it became Washington Mutual Savings Bank. Caption accompanying image: Washington Savings and…
ID Number:1979.6747.25
Date:1914
Image of Washingon Mutual Savings Bank building at 1101 Second Avenue, Seattle, 1921
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Washingon Mutual Savings Bank building at 1101 Second Avenue, Seattle, 1921

Washington Mutual (WaMu) was incorporated as the Washington National Building Loan and Investment Association on Sept 25, 1889. It grew to be the United States' largest savings and loan association until its collapse in 2008. This photo documents the bank's location at the Walker Building on Second Avenue. Caption accompanying image: The Walker Building, built in 1899 was purchased by…
ID Number:1979.6747.28
Date:1921
Image of Crowd inside Washington Mutual Savings Bank on opening day, June, 20, 1921
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Crowd inside Washington Mutual Savings Bank on opening day, June, 20, 1921

Washington Mutual customers on opening day of the bank’s newly remodeled building at 1101 Second Avenue, Seattle. Caption accompanying image: Opening Day June 20, 1921. Original photograph taken from rear of bank (alley side) from bank files, photographer unknown. Copy negative and print by Dudley, Hardin and Yang.
ID Number:1979.6747.30
Date:1921
Image of Customers inside Washington Mutual Savings Bank, circa 1923
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Customers inside Washington Mutual Savings Bank, circa 1923

Washington Mutual (WaMu) was incorporated as the Washington National Building Loan and Investment Association on Sept 25, 1889. It grew to be the United States' largest savings and loan association until its collapse in 2008.This photo shows Washington Mutual customers inside the bank's location at the Walker Building at 1101 Second Avenue. Washington Mutual Savings Bank remodeled this building for…
ID Number:1979.6747.31
Date:Circa 1923
Image of Entrance to Washington Mutual Savings Bank building at 1101 Second Avenue, Seattle, circa 1938
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Entrance to Washington Mutual Savings Bank building at 1101 Second Avenue, Seattle, circa 1938

Washington Mutual (WaMu) was incorporated as the Washington National Building Loan and Investment Association on Sept 25, 1889. It grew to be the United States' largest savings and loan association until its collapse in 2008.This image depicts the entrance to the Washington Mutual Savings Bank building prior to the building's extensive remodeling in 1939. Known as the Walker Building, the…
ID Number:1979.6747.33
Date:Circa 1938
Image of Washington Mutual Savings Bank's main office at 1101 Second Avenue during remodel, 1939
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Washington Mutual Savings Bank's main office at 1101 Second Avenue during remodel, 1939

Washington Mutual (WaMu) was incorporated as the Washington National Building Loan and Investment Association on Sept 25, 1889. It grew to be the United States' largest savings and loan association until its collapse in 2008. This photo shows a 1939 remodel in process of the bank's location in the Walker Building on Second Avenue. Caption accompanying image: Washington Mutual's main…
ID Number:1979.6747.34
Date:1939
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