The Pacific Coast Cement Company was located on a 20-acre site along the East Duwamish waterway near Charleston Street from 1928-1947. The plant was designed to be easily accessible by highway, railroad, and ship along a private 460-foot wharf. At its peak, the Pacific Coast Cement Company was capable of producing 3,400 barrels of cement a day. Cement is mixed with sand, water and gravel to produce concrete.
This image of employees A. Koch and John Grim inside a cement mill was taken as part of a series depicting individual employees at work in the cement factory.
Caption on verso: Koch in the foreground and John Grim behind him are removing warm liners from the first compartment of No. 3 cement mill. Notice the long bolts which will keep the liners from falling when they are loosened. Work inside of these mills is hazardous. 10/12/52.
Physical Description: 1 film negative : b&w ; 4 x 5 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant. Metadata updated as part of a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the Library Services and Technology Act, through the Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State. View the finding aid for this collection at https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv312644
Credit: MOHAI, William Norman Cunningham Collection on the Pacific Coast Cement Company, 2016.92.24
