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| Title | Denny-Renton Clay and Coal Company workers, Renton, 1908 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | 1908 |
| Caption | By 1910, the Denny-Renton Clay and Coal Company was one of Renton's most important businesses. Company workers removed the clay from nearby cliffs using high pressure hoses. Other laborers formed and baked the clay into bricks, sewer tile, terra cotta and other building materials. By 1917, the Denny-Renton Clay Company was reportedly the world's largest producer of street paving brick.
This photo, taken in 1908, shows workers using a hose to extract clay from a hillside. |
| Notes | Handwritten on verso: Denny Clay Wks, Renton, Wash. 1908. |
| Subjects | Clay mining-Washington (State)-Renton; Hydraulic mining--Washington (State)--Renton; Laborers-Washington (State)-Renton; Clay industries-Washington (State)-Renton; Hoses-Washington (State)-Renton |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Renton |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1974.5868.227 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | Stereoview Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 photographic print on stereo card: stereograph, b&w; 4 x 7 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original print as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, resized to 600 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
