117 results for: Mining
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Denny-Renton Clay and Coal Company, circa 1910
By 1910, the Denny-Renton Clay and Coal Company was one of Renton's most important businesses. Company workers removed the clay from nearby cliffs using high pressure hoses. Other laborers formed and baked the clay into bricks, sewer tile, terra cotta and other building materials. By 1917, the Denny-Renton Clay Company was reportedly the world's largest producer of street paving brick.…
ID Number:1974.5868.231
Date:Circa 1910
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Jack Dempsey, Seattle, circa 1923
Jack "The Manassa Mauler" Dempsey was the Heavyweight Champion of the World from 1919 to 1926. He originated from the small mining town of Manassa, Colorado. His career began unofficially as he traveled around the West by hopping freight trains and challenging the miners and lumbermen to barroom brawls using the name "Kid Blackie." Beating the giant, Jess Willard, in…
ID Number:1974.5923.131
Date:Circa 1923
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Panoramic view of Dawson, circa 1903
By 1899, Dawson had a population of around 15,000 people. It had a city government with a volunteer fire department, and its businesses and amenities included 50 to 60 restaurants, a hospital, and four churches. There were 35,000 people in the region, primarily working in the mining industry. By this time, individual miners had been replaced by large mining companies.This…
ID Number:1978.6557.8
Date:Circa 1903
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General office building, Pacific Coast Co., 77 Washington St., Seattle, circa 1907
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: 11897. Embossed photographer's mark: F.H. Nowell/Seattle, USASigns in image: Steam Specialty and Supply Co.Typed on verso: General Office Building, 77 Washington St., Seattle.
ID Number:1978.6585.1
Date:Circa 1907
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Pacific Coast Steamship Company piers with Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad passenger depot and team tracks, Seattle, circa 1904
Pier B was located on the waterfront between Main and Jackson Streets. 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…
ID Number:1978.6585.2
Date:Circa 1904
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Office building occupied by Pacific Coast Coal Co. and Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad, Seattle, circa 1916
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.The Pacific Coast Coal Company had offices at 563 Railroad Avenue…
ID Number:1978.6585.12a
Date:Circa 1916
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Alternate view of office building occupied by Pacific Coast Coal Co. and Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad, Seattle, circa 1921
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: 18948. Embossed photographer's mark: F.H. Nowell/1212 Fourth Ave/Seattle,…
ID Number:1978.6585.12b
Date:Circa 1921
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Trestle and bunkers of Cascade Coal Co., Latona neighborhood, Seattle, circa 1915
Handwritten on image: 11724. Signs in image: Black Diamond, New Castle, Cascade Coal Co., South Prairie, Wellington, Tel. North Green 141.Typed on verso: Lots 1, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11, Block 11, Lakeview Addition, Seattle, known as the Latona Bunker Property, leased to the Cascade Coal Co. Picture shows trestle and bunkers.
ID Number:1978.6585.19a
Date: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
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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