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Mine office at Black Diamond, Washington, circa 1920

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In the early 1880s, prospectors from the Black Diamond Coal Company, a California firm, found rich coal deposits in King County, Washington. Over the next fifty years, the mines at Black Diamond were among the county's highest producers. This photo, taken around 1920, shows the mine office in Black Diamond. It was located just west of the Pacific Coast Coal Company's Number 14 mine.
ID Number: 1978.6585.31
Date: Circa 1920
Physical Description: 1 photographic print mounted on linen : gelatin, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
Additional Information: View the finding aid for this collection at https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv71147
Credit: MOHAI, Pacific Coast Company Photograph Album, 1978.6585.31
Copyright: No Known Copyright
Subjects: Mining