Document Type
Image
Preview
Creation Date
1895
Description
Powell Barnett, Sr. on December 15, 1854 in Fork Union, Virginia, was one of the original African-American miners who arrived in Roslyn, Washington Territory in August 1888. Barrett with his wife and children played an active role in the Roslyn African-American community.
Recommended Citation
"Powell Barnett, Sr. Roslyn Miner" (1895). Roslyn African American History Photographs. 59.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/roslyn_african_american_history/59
Approximate Date
circa 1895
Spatial Coverage (for ex: Ellensburg, WA)
Washington (State) - Kittitas County - Roslyn
Source
Ellensburg Public Library
Format
image/jpg
Keywords
African-American, Roslyn, Washington, Kittitas County (Wash.) - History, Labor disputes, Mining, Strikes
Comments
Scanned photographic print March 2001, DPI- 300, JPEG, with a Microtek Scanmaker 6400 XL.