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Workers at Hawkins Mine

Date: 1945
Description: Two workers, both in overalls and hardhats, use tools underground at International Harvester's Hawkins Mine in Hibbing, Minnesota. One man uses a drill wh...
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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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Welder at Hawkins Mine

Date: 1945
Description: A welder wearing overalls holding a protective mask in front of his face while working at Hawkins Mine.
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Men Working at Hawkins Mine

Date: 1945
Description: A man uses a hammer and chisel to work at Hawkins Mine, while another man stands behind him.
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Men Laying Rails at Hawkins Mine

Date: 1945
Description: A group of men laying rails at Hawkins Mine while a man in the background is using surveying equipment near the base of a cliff face.
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Mine, Mill, and Smelters Union

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Description: Mine, Mill & Smelters Union reading by a lake at Highlander Folk School. Will Thomas, second on the right, smoking a pipe.
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Alabama Ore Workers

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Description: Two ore workers. A pin that reads, "Mine-Mill-CIO" is affixed to the hardhat of the left man.
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Miners at Iron Mine

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Description: Group of miners posed on a platform near an iron mine.
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Iron Mine

Date: 08 1880
Description: Men working in an iron mine.
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Stearns Company Strike

Date: 1975
Description: Informational meeting for the employees of the Stearns Coal and Lumber Co. at about the time the company was sold. During the 1920s and 1930s the company w...
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Union Ore Miner

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Description: An African American ore miner, holding a large tool and smoking a cigarette. A pin that reads, "Mine-Mill-CIO" is attached to his hardhat.
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DR-60 Truck

Date: 1938
Description: Two men use a DR-60 truck owned by J. Robert Bazley, Inc. to dump coal taken from Pennsylvania coal strippings into a chute leading to railroad cars. The m...
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Wilber William Warner

Date: 11 18 1914
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Wilber William Warner, Madison miner and merchant.
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Star Mines Company Truck

Date: 1948
Description: An International KB-8-F dump truck owned by the Empire-Star Mines Company, Limited, parked in front of several buildings with its bed raised to ore(?). A m...
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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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International U-7 Power Unit at Mine

Date: 1939
Description: A man standing near an International U-7 power unit used to operate a drum hoist which pulls cars up a 500 foot slope from a mine.
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Man with Mine Car

Date: 1939
Description: A miner fastening a chain to a mining car in order to be pulled from the shaft by a drum hoist. The drum hoist was powered by an International U-7 power un...
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Flat Cars Outside Ohio Mine

Date: 01 19 1938
Description: Two men standing next to mining cars near the opening of the Beam & Merritt mine as an International PA-50 power unit is installed.
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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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