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Construction of Retaining Wall

Date: 04 05 1919
Description: Workers building a retaining wall to "P. tipple" of the no. 2 mine. Benham was a "company town" created by International Harvester for the workers of the W...
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Steam Shovel Digging Borrow Pit

Date: 03 01 1919
Description: Workers digging a "borrow pit" for no. 2 mine with a steam shovel. The men are standing along a set of narrow gauge railroad tracks. Benham was a "company ...
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Opening to No. 2 Mine

Date: 12 11 1918
Description: Two men, at least one of them a miner, standing in front of the no. 7 opening to the no. 2 mine. Benham was a "company town" created by International Harve...
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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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Cornish Miner's Homes in British Hollow

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Description: Cornish miner's homes on a hill, with surrounding landscape.
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Kennedy and Hoskins Mines

Date: 1920
Description: View down hill towards the Kennedy zinc and lead mine (center) and the Hoskins mine (right). Snow is on the ground.
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Shot Tower Shaft

Date: 1950
Description: The shot tower shaft at Tower Hill State Park.
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Tower Hill Bluff

Date: 1950
Description: A view from a bluff on Tower HIll overlooking the Wisconsin River. A sign on the right reads: "Shot Shaft".
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Tower Hill Trail

Date: 1945
Description: Tower Hill State Park trail leading to the top of the shot tower shaft.
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Tower Hill Trail

Date: 1945
Description: Tower Hill State Park trail to the top of the shot tower shaft.
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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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Mineral Mining Corporation

Date: 08 1938
Description: Mine building at a gold and mica mine operated by the Mineral Mining Corporation. A body of water is in the foreground on the left side of a partially cons...
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Coshocton Black Coal Company

Date: 08 15 1938
Description: A man standing with a dog near an International truck under a building owned by the Coshocton Black Coal Company. The company used PA-50 and 100K Morgan Ga...
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Peacock Coal Company

Date: 08 15 1938
Description: Buildings owned by the Peacock Coal Company. A man is standing beside a small wooden structure on the side of a hill. There is a ramp angling up and away f...
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Story and McDade Coal Mine Operation

Date: 01 19 1938
Description: Men and ponies standing near a building and carts on railroad tracks at the Story & McDade coal mine. The mine operation was powered by an International PA...
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Men with Horse-Drawn Cart

Date: 09 1910
Description: In the foreground on a hill two men stand with horse-drawn cart. In the far distance is Grand Encampment, Wyoming. The cart is headed to the Leighton-Wyomi...
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Mining Town

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Description: Elevated view of mining town in the desert featuring buildings and equipment tucked into the hilly terrain and barren rocky outcroppings.
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Mining Scene

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Description: Distant view of a mining operation and surrounding desert hills. Caption reads: "Mining Scene, Near Mojave, Cal."

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