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Image of Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad Roundhouse, Seattle, 1913
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Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad Roundhouse, Seattle, 1913

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: 11743Typed on verso: C & PS Roundhouse.
ID Number:1978.6585.13a
Date:1913
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 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 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
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 Cannon Mine trestle across Green River and mount of mine, Franklin, circa 1915
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Cannon Mine trestle across Green River and mount of mine, Franklin, circa 1915

The mouth of the Cannon Mine, in Franklin, Washington, was located deep in the Green River Gorge. After workers brought coal out of the mine on coal cars, they hauled it across the river on a bridge and then hoisted it up the hill to the coal bunkers above. After it was cleaned and sorted, the coal was loaded on…
ID Number:1978.6585.43
Date:Circa 1915
Image of The start of the Great Seattle Fire, June 6, 1889
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The start of the Great Seattle Fire, June 6, 1889

The Great Fire of June 6, 1889, was a significant turning point in Seattle's history and changed both the physical and political landscapes of the city. The fire started at 2:30 p.m. in a paint and woodwork shop at Front Street (now First Avenue) and Madison Street and over the course of the next 18 hours swept a southward across…
ID Number:1979.6815.3
Date:1889
Image of Locomotive at Ballard Beach, Seattle, circa 1910
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Locomotive at Ballard Beach, Seattle, circa 1910

Here, workers are putting in track for the railroad at Ballard Beach. The photo was taken by Carl Henry Moen, who was born in Seattle in 1892 to Norwegian immigrant parents. His family moved several times as he was growing up, but settled in Ballard when he was nine years old. He helped harvest and sell the produce, milk, and…
ID Number:1980.6880.127
Date:Circa 1910
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