History
Franklin was created in 1885 as a company town of the Oregon Improvement Company. The Pacific Coast Coal Company took over the Oregon Improvement Co. in 1902.
Description
This image shows a miner holding a Davy Lamp and wearing a miner's cap with a lamp in front of the No. 1 Franklin Coal Mine. He is sitting on the corner of a cart. The cart has chains at the corners, which are attached to a cable and pulley system.
Item Details
- Materials: Graphic material
- Accession Number: CURTIS/1057
- Other reference: 1943.42.1057
- Author: Asahel, Curtis
- Credit: Washington State Historical Society, Tacoma (Wash.)
