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Residential Construction Site

Date: 11 02 1918
Description: Residential building site near railroad tracks, looking west. Several houses are under construction. Benham was a "company town" created by International H...
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Elephant Butte Dam Site

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Description: Elevated view of the camp and valley of the site of the Elephant Butte Dam near Truth or Consequences. There are buildings, roads, railroad tracks, and tra...
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Old Cistern, Mts. Mizpeh and Emmans in Distance #1710

Date: 1893
Description: A depiction of Jerusalem on the day of Jesus' crucifixion. Mount Mizpeh and Emmaus are in the distance. Text at right: "Wanderings Among the Wonders and Be...
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Trucks at Hoover Dam

Date: 03 1932
Description: Two International trucks exit a tunnel on a dirt road leading through a canyon during the construction of the Hoover Dam. Two men stand on the top of a squ...
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Three-Deck Drilling Platform at Hoover Dam

Date: 1932
Description: Front view of a three-deck drilling platform mounted on an International truck. The device was used in the interior of the tunnels during construction of t...
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International Truck Loaded with Boulders at Hoover Dam

Date: 03 1932
Description: Rear view of an International dump truck loaded with boulders blasted from the sides of a canyon during the construction of the Hoover Dam.
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Mill Building — Walnut Grove

Date: 03 26 1938
Description: Three men are working on the top of the mill building. There is no roof, and the logs are not filled in or chinked. The road curves from the left in the ba...
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Slave Cabin — Walnut Grove

Date: 05 09 1938
Description: View towards the front and right side of the slave cabin built of chinked logs with a peaked roof. Steps lead up to the door, and a small window is on the ...

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