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WHEN COAL WAS KING: Griffin Fuel and Transfer Company

More than a century ago most families would begin stocking up on coal or firewood long before fall weather arrived.  That’s because most homes...

WHEN COAL WAS KING: Aniceto Magnani Home

A home is more than just a house.  It sometimes reflects the life of the one who built it.  This Black Diamond home with its enormous...

WHEN COAL WAS KING:Charles Corlett – Fairfax Bridge

Visitors to the Black Diamond History Museum often marvel at the diorama scene of a working coal village.  The miniature scale model features miner’s...

WHEN COAL WAS KING: Maple Valley Hwy at Cedar River, c-1922 

This circa 1922 view from SR 169 will be familiar to anyone traveling north on Maple Valley Highway while descending the long hill before...

WHEN COAL WAS KING: 1911 Enumclaw Street Scene 

Two weeks ago, this column featured a view looking north along Enumclaw’s Cole Street sometime in the 1940s or 1950s.  This week’s photo was...

WHEN COAL WAS KING: Shirly Ruppert – Paccar Crew, 1940s

When this photo was taken in the late 1940s, Shirly Ruppert (standing on left) was foreman for a crew of workers building floor racks...

WHEN COAL WAS KING: Enumclaw Cole Street 

Last week’s column detailed how Enumclaw’s streets and avenues were named.  The town’s commercial sector is anchored by Cole Street, whose original spelling was Coal.  The...

WHEN COAL WAS KING: Enumclaw Street Names

When Frank and Mary (Fell) Stevenson acquired their homestead in 1879, they had no idea the Northern Pacific Railroad would soon build the missing...

WHEN COAL WAS KING: Norman Rockwell painted this coal miner in 1943

Norman Rockwell painted this coal miner in 1943 for use as a World War II poster to support the U.S. effort.  The tag line...

WHEN COAL WAS KING: Barry Kombol Takes Photos

Over the years this column has featured more than 25 photos taken by Barry Kombol.  This is the story of how that collection of...
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