Coal Mining Town.Ellensburg Public Library Local History Collection Photographs
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Citation
Unknown., “Coal Mining Town.Ellensburg Public Library Local History Collection Photographs,” Brooks Library Digital Collections, accessed May 22, 2013, http://digital.lib.cwu.edu/items/show/8444.
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Title
Coal Mining Town.Ellensburg Public Library Local History Collection Photographs
Subject
Kittitas County (Wash.) -- Cityscapes; Historic districts -- Washington (State) -- Kittitas County; Cityscapes -- Washington (State) -- Kittitas County; Roslyn (Wash.) -- Cityscapes; Coal mines and mining -- Washington (State) -- Roslyn; Residential streets -- Washington (State) -- Roslyn; School buildings Washington (State) -- Roslyn
Description
The rich coal deposits in the Roslyn area fostered the rapid growth of the town. Twenty years after its creation, Roslyn had a population of nearly 4,000. As the business district grew, the residential areas spread in all directions. The large public school buildings (left) provided education for the children of many different nationalities.Postcard titled "Roslyn, Wash."
Creator
Unknown.
Source
Ellensburg Public Library
Publisher
Ellensburg Public Library
Date
ca. 1905.
Rights
Permission to reproduce this image must be requested from the director of the Ellensburg Public Library Local History Collection. Please contact at 209 N. Ruby St.. Ellensburg, WA 98926, (509) 962-7252.
Type
5"x7" b/w enlarged photograph of original postcard.
Identifier
TNV-031