Railroad Tracks and Bridge | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Railroad Tracks and Bridge

Railroad Tracks and Bridge | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
Small steam engine hauling empty cars over a bridge along a narrow gauge railroad track. Houses in a residential neighborhood are in the background. The train is on the no. 2 bridge for the no. 2 mine. Benham was a "company town" created by International Harvester for the workers of the Wisconsin Steel Company. Wisconsin Steel was a subsidiary of International Harvester and operated coal mines at Benham.
DESCRIPTION
Small steam engine hauling empty cars over a bridge along a narrow gauge railroad track. Houses in a residential neighborhood are in the background. The train is on the no. 2 bridge for the no. 2 mine. Benham was a "company town" created by International Harvester for the workers of the Wisconsin Steel Company. Wisconsin Steel was a subsidiary of International Harvester and operated coal mines at Benham.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:11939
Creation Date: 03 19 1919
Creator Name:International Harvester Company
City:Benham
County:
State:Kentucky
Collection Name:International Harvester Company corporate archives central file (documented series), 1819-1998
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:MCC MSS 6Z, Box 943, #16997, folder 16
Original Dimensions:8.5 x 6.5 inches
SUBJECTS
Cities and towns
Dwellings
Neighborhoods
Mines and mineral resources
Mountains
Agricultural machinery industry
Railroad bridges
Railroad cars
Railroad tracks
Outdoor photography

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