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| Title | Mules and drivers at Renton Mine, Renton, ca. 1915 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | ca. 1915 |
| Caption | In the early days of coal mining in Washington state, mine operators used mules to haul the coal cars out of the mines and do other heavy work. Mule drivers worked and care for the mules, which were often stabled underground. Washington state laws later required that the animals be brought outside periodically to rest and recuperate from their hard labor. In the 1920s, coal companies began to replace mules with electric engines.
This 1910s photographic postcard shows mule drivers, mules and two white horses at a Renton Coal Company mine in Renton, Washington. Judging by the photograph, this mine seems to have had an above-ground mule barn. |
| Notes | Caption on image: Mules And Drivers, Renton Mine, Renton Wash.
Caption by MOHAI staff. |
| Subjects | Mules--Washington (State)--Renton; Muleteers--Washington (State)--Renton; Horses--Washington (State)--Renton; Barns--Washington (State)--Renton; Mining--Washington (State)--Renton |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Renton |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1997.20.13 |
| 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 | Postcard Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 photographic postcard: b&w; 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original postcard as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 24-bit RGB color, resized to 640 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
| Photographer's Reference Number | 34A |
