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Doctor's Office

Date: 11 28 1922
Description: Newly constructed doctor's office. Benham was a "company town" created by International Harvester for the workers employed in the mines of its subsidiary, ...
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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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Construction of Retaining Wall

Date: 04 05 1919
Description: Men working on a hillside retaining wall to "P tipple" of no. 2 mine. Railroad tracks and houses are below in the distance. Benham was a "company town" cre...
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Railroad Tracks and Bridge

Date: 03 19 1919
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 tr...
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Construction of "Borrow Pit"

Date: 02 22 1919
Description: Workers using a steam shovel to dig a "borrow pit" for the no. 2 mine. The shovel is loading soil onto a rail car on a narrow gauge railroad track. Benham ...
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Residential Neighborhood near Mountain

Date: 01 06 1919
Description: Residential neighborhood. Caption reads: "Building Site East". Benham was a "company town" created by International Harvester for the workers employed in t...
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YMCA and Hotel

Date: 1919
Description: YMCA building, with Benham Hotel and mountains in thevbackground. Benham was an International Harvester "company town."
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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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Portrait of Rosa Parks

Date: 05 31 1960
Description: Portrait of Rosa Parks at Mrs. Anne Braden's home.
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Braden Center

Date: 1973
Description: Group standing in front of the SCEF (Southern Conference Education Fund) headquarters. The group includes Anne Braden in the blue jacket, and Carl Braden ...
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Andrew Wade and His Family

Date: 05 16 1954
Description: Andrew Wade and his wife and daughter stand in front of their house. Their front windows have been damaged by rocks and rifle shots.
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Andrew Wade House Bombing

Date: 06 27 1954
Description: Police officer inspecting the damage to the home of Andrew Wade and his family after it was bombed.
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Houseboat near Shoreline

Date: 05 30 1894
Description: A houseboat on the Ohio River. A man stands on the deck of the boat on the right.
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Camp at Crooked Creek

Date: 06 03 1894
Description: Ten-year-old Fredrik, Jessie's brother William Daniel Turvill,and Reuben Gold Thwaites, have a meal at a campsite at Crooked Creek.
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Dixie Bottling Company Trucks

Date: 09 04 1925
Description: Two men sit in International trucks parked outside the Dixie Bottling Company building. Another man stands in the background, near the building for the bot...
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International Garbage Truck

Date: 05 17 1938
Description: Three men load garbage onto the back of an International DS-35 truck owned by the City of Louisville, while two men sit in the truck's cab. The truck is on...
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Ashland

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Description: Henry Clay, American statesman and orator, finished the reconstruction of his homestead, "Ashland" in 1809, incorporating Italianate, Greek Revival, and V...
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Mountain Home

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Description: Group portrait of a man, a woman and seven children standing in front of a log cabin. The caption reads: "A Typical Mountain Home in Kentucky."
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Basket Making

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Description: View of old man making baskets and an old woman sewing outside of a log cabin. Other handmade wooden items appear throughout the image and tools hang on th...

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