Samuel Craven and William Amos Craven, ca. 1960

African-American; Roslyn, Washington; Kittitas County (Wash.) - History; Craven, Samuel, Jr.; Craven, William; Mayors - Washington

Retired Roslyn coal miner, Samuel Lawrence Craven (left) born in Texas in 1895 and died in Roslyn in 1969, stands with his son, William Amos Craven, preparing to use a cross-cut saw to cut wood. William, who became the first Black mayor in Washington State, is the son of Samuel L. and Ethel F. Craven.

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ca. 1960

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Washington (State) - Kittitas County - Roslyn

Samuel Craven, Sr.

African-American; Roslyn, Washington; Kittitas County (Wash.) - History; Craven, Samuel Sr.

This picture is an oil painting of the late Samuel Craven, Sr. Mr. Craven, the father of Samuel L. and Daniel C. Craven, moved to Roslyn from Texas in 1922 to work in the coal mines.

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Washington (State) - Kittitas County - Roslyn

Samuel Craven, Sr., ca.1928

Roslyn, Washington; Kittitas County (Wash.) - History; Craven, Samuel Sr.; Coal miners; African-American

Samuel Craven, Sr. was the father of Daniel C. Craven who came from Texas to work in the mines. In 1922 another son Samuel Lawrence Craven followed his brother Daniel to Roslyn. Samuel L. Craven married Ethel Williams in 1924.

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ca.1928

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Washington (State) - Kittitas County - Roslyn

Telegram, Dec. 1888 - 1st part

Roslyn, Washington; Kittitas County (Wash.) - History; Mining; Labor disputes; Strikes

John Kongley, Roslyn Coal mine official, telegraphed company owners in Illinois about the dangerous strike situation in Dec. 1888.

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1888

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Washington (State) - Kittitas County - Roslyn

Telegram, Dec. 1888 - 2nd part

Roslyn, Washington; Kittitas County (Wash.) - History; Mining; Labor disputes; Strikes

John Kongley, fearful of mob riots during the Dec. 1888 Roslyn mine strikes, telegraphed officials describing the situation. He was concerned that the law was not being enforced.

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1888

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Washington (State) - Kittitas County - Roslyn

The shaft, Cle Elum, 1908

Cle Elum, Washington; Kittitas County (Wash.) - History; Coal mining; Mine railroads

The Independent Mining Company and the Northwestern Improvement Company operated coal mines in Cle Elum. The coal mine shaft at Cle Elum was the center of mining activities.

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1908

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Washington (State) - Kittitas County - Roslyn

Three men in saloon, 1912

Roslyn, Washington; Kittitas County (Wash.) - History; Saloons

Roslyn supported many popular saloons during it's early years. Miners as well as other local men frequented the saloons regularly. Men were warmed by the potbellied stove in Roslyn's Torino Saloon in 1912.

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1912

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Washington (State) - Kittitas County - Roslyn

Three men sitting, ca.1900

African-American; Roslyn, Washington; Ellensburg, Washington; Kittitas County (Wash.) - History

Photo by E. R. Brene. Ellensburg Main Street, across from Chinese Restautant, "Livery Stable".

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ca.1900

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Washington (State) - Kittitas County - Roslyn

Twenty-four nationalities, 1913

Roslyn, Washington; Kittitas County (Wash.) - History; Immigrant children; Ethnic groups-Washington

Children from countries including African-American, Croatia, Czechoslovakia, Dalmatia, England, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Russia, Scotland, Sweden, Syria, Wales, and others, posed for this 1913 school photograph. Many of the children's fathers were employed in the coal mines.

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1913

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Washington (State) - Kittitas County - Roslyn

Two systems of transportation, 1915

Cle Elum, Washington; Kittitas County (Wash.) - History; Coal mining; Mules

Two systems of coal mine transportation in 1915 at the Cle Elum mines were trains operated by electric engines and the old fashion yet very reliable work mules.

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1915

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Washington (State) - Kittitas County - Roslyn

Vernon, 1945

African-American; Roslyn, Washington; Kittitas County (Wash.) - History; Air pilots

This 1945 World War II military aviator named Vernon was a member of an African-American family of Roslyn, Washington.

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1945

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Washington (State) - Kittitas County - Roslyn

Wesley Craven, boxer

African-American; Roslyn, Washington; Kittitas County (Wash.) - History; Craven, Wesley; Boxing

Wesley Craven, the second son of Samuel L. and Ethel F. Craven, was born and raised in Roslyn. He was a Golden Glove Welterweight and Heavyweight Champion boxer in Seattle. Wesley became a professional boxer, but his boxing career was cut short due to a serious eye injury.

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Washington (State) - Kittitas County - Roslyn

Woodson Barnett

African-American; Roslyn, Washington; Kittitas County (Wash.) - History; Barnett, Woodson

Woodson Barnett was a son of Roslyn African-American pioneer Powell Benjamin Barnett and was born on June 24, 1859 in Fork Union Virginia. Woodson, his father and brother William worked in the coal mines at Roslyn

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Washington (State) - Kittitas County - Roslyn

Yakima River, Cle Elum, 1908

Cle Elum, Washington; Kittitas County (Wash.) - History; Yakima River (Wash.); Railroads; Northern Pacific Railroad

The Northern Pacific Railroad's steam engine travels along side the Yakima River towards Cle Elum in 1908.

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1908

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Washington (State) - Kittitas County - Roslyn