File:Miners at Coal Creek, Newcastle, March 12, 1915 (MOHAI 13136).jpg
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[edit]English: Miners at Coal Creek, Newcastle, March 12, 1915 ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Photographer |
English: Allen & Perkins |
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Title |
English: Miners at Coal Creek, Newcastle, March 12, 1915 |
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Description |
English: The history of coal in Puget Sound is tied to the development and expansion of the railroad in the West. Locomotives burned coal, and coal, which is heavy and bulky, could not be transported without the railroad. These two industries grew together in the region, the health of each enabling the growth of both. One the largest mines in the region was in what is now Newcastle, at Coal Creek. Coal was discovered there in 1863, and by 1876 the mines produced 400 tons of coal a day and employed 250 men. At one time the mines at Newcastle contributed to 20% of the coal consumed on the Pacific Coast. This image of miners posing at Coal Creek was taken during the height of coal production. Most of the men are wearing hats with lamps attached, and holding pick axes and other mining equipment. Handwritten on image: Photo By Allen & Perkins, Georgetown, Wn. Coal Creek, Wn., March 12th 15. Caption information source: "Coal in the Puget Sound Region," by Laura McCarty, HistoryLink.org Essay 5158.
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Depicted place |
English: United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
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Date | Taken on 12 March 1915 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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English: 1 photographic print: b&w |
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height: 27.5 in (69.8 cm); width: 8 in (20.3 cm) dimensions QS:P2048,27.5U218593 dimensions QS:P2049,8U218593 |
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institution QS:P195,Q219563 |
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English: Museum of History and Industry |
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Credit Line InfoField | MOHAI, 1998.19.1 |
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