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Image of Shaft timbers from a coal mine near Issaquah, ca. 1895
1993.15
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Shaft timbers from a coal mine near Issaquah, ca. 1895

Miners used these timbers to support the mine shaft and prevent collapse.
ID Number: 1993.15
Date: Circa 1895
Physical Description: 7 Timber, Mine; wood; 79 in.H x 8 in.W x 8 in.D (1), 76 in.H x 8 in.W x 8 in.D (2) ;
Credit: MOHAI, 1993.15. Gift of Bill Sherrill
Subjects: Mining
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