Great Northern Railway; Wellington, WA; King County; snow; avalanche; train wreck; disaster; worker, rescue
Men stand among downed trees that cover Great Northern mail train no. 27. The train was swept 150 feet into a ravine below the tracks at Wellington by the avalanche of March 1, 1910
Great Northern Railway; Wellington, WA; King County; train wreck; snow; avalanche; disaster; hospital
This motormen's bunkhouse served as an emergency hospital at Wellington, Washington after the avalanche disaster swept two Great Northern trains from the tracks
Great Northern Railway; Wellington, WA; King County; train wreck; snow; avalanche; disaster; woman
Carrie Phillips hiked from Scenic to Wellington through the snow after the avalanche to be with her husband, Ross, a brakeman on Great Northern no. 2. Ross Philips suffered only a crushed foot and scalded leg in the ordeal.
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad; Milwaukee Road West Coast Division; railroad, electric; power plant, electric; Kittitas County; Cle Elum, WA
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad substation at Cle Elum the day of the inauguration of the electrification of the Milwaukee Coast Division, March 5, 1920. The Cle Elum depot is behind the substation.
coal mining; Cumberland, WA; King County; Washington State; Hyde and Company
View of the Cumberland Mines showing buildings, yard and downhill trestle. The wood frame structure is built on a slope with the railroad track at the lowest level.
coal miner; coal mining; Cumberland, WA; King County; Washington State; Hyde and Company
Coal miners in coal car descending to mine at the Hyde and Company Cumberland mine. Four miners wearing miners hats with lanterns sit in the car. Two hold on to rings that are fixed to the inside of the small car.
Great Northern Railway; Weelington, WA; King County; snow; avalanche; train wreck
View of the town of Wellington, Washington showing overhanging ledge of snow after the avalanche that swept two Great Northern trains 150 feet down Windy Mountain killing 96 people on March 1, 1910