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Comment on WHEN COAL WAS KING: Pee Wee, the mine dog by Working at a Coal Mine - BillBored.org
['Bill Kombol']
Comments for VOICE of the Valley
Shown here is Pee Wee, the mine dog who found a home at the Rogers No.
Pee Wee was always around for shift-changes when the morning and afternoon miners mingled about, as food and affection were liberally offered.
These two photos by Barry Kombol from April 1974 show Pee Wee carrying a miner’s lunch box and receiving the attention which all canines crave.
As business expanded, mules replaced dogs and eventually electric haulage from steam power replaced both.
3 closed in 1975, Pee Wee became the last mine dog to grace an underground coal mine in Washington.
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