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Workers and Steam Shovel in the Mud

Date: 1919
Description: Workers standing outdoors in the mud with a steam shovel. Benham was a "company town" created by International Harvester for the workers of the Wisconsin S...
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Men Standing Posing on Flooded Rail Line

Date: 1919
Description: Men standing on the exposed portion of a flooded railroad track as a swiftly moving torrent of water is rushing past. Benham was a "company town" created b...
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Company House at Benham

Date: 1919
Description: A young boy standing in front of an International Harvester "company house" in the coal mining town of Benham.
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Company House and Family in Benham

Date: 1919
Description: A family of five posing in front of an International Harvester "company house" in the coal mining town of Benham.
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Fields of Harvested Grain

Date: 1919
Description: View down unpaved, rural road towards field with harvested grain. There is a fence along the right side of the road. Hills are in the far background.
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Two Men Using Tractors to Pull Disk Harrows

Date: 1919
Description: View across field towards two men using tractor to pull disk harrows. In the background another tractor and two automobiles are parked.

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