Miners in mine entrance, ca.1917



Citation

“Miners in mine entrance, ca.1917,” Brooks Library Digital Collections, accessed May 21, 2013, http://digital.lib.cwu.edu/items/show/6977.

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Title

Miners in mine entrance, ca.1917

Subject

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

Description

For many men in the Roslyn area, mining was a way of life. Often two or three generations of the same family worked the mines. Four coal miners are shown standing in the entrance of the mine.

Source

Ellensburg Public Library

Date

ca.1917

Contributor

Ellensburg Public Library

Rights

Permission to reproduce this image must be requested from the director of the Ellensburg Public Library Local History Collection.

Format

Scanned photographic print June 2001, DPI- 600, JPEG, with a Microtek Scanmaker 6400 XL.

Type

Photograph

Coverage

Washington (State) - Kittitas County - Roslyn