Albert

Albert "Brownie" Thomas Interview

Document Type

Book

Contributor

Suncadia (Resort), Suncadia Fund for Community Enhancement

Description

Albert "Brownie" Thomas (March 10, 1911-March 1, 2002) began working in the coal mines around Roslyn, Washington, in 1926. He began by helping to lay track at Mine No. 7, then worked at the mine tipple and ran motor. He worked eleven years at Mine No. 7 and went next to Mine No. 5, where he spent ten years, riding rope, splicing rope, and operating the double-drum hoist. He went next to Mine No. 3, where he ran the electric hoist for one year. After mining coal in Alaska, he returned to Roslyn and worked in Mine No. 9.

In this interview, Thomas talks about mine operations, safety, and culture in Roslyn and surrounding areas. The cover image shows the barn, boiler house, hoist house and cut logs at Mine No.7 near Cle Elum, Washington, in 1917.

Publication Date

1999

Subject

Oral history, Coal mining, Roslyn (Wash.), Cle Elum (Wash.), Northwestern Improvement Company

Rights

Educational use only; no other permissions given. Copyright to this resource is held by the content creator, author, artist or other entity, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission of the copyright owner.

Language

English

Albert

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