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Mine No. 2 Tipple Site

Date: 05 03 1919
Description: Men working around 500 ton bin piers and tipple site of mine no. 2. Benham was a "company town" created by International Harvester for the workers of the W...
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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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Power House Excavation

Date: 05 05 1919
Description: Workers preparing the power house for the addition of a 1250 k.w. turbo generator. A man in the foreground is taking a drink of water from a pail. Benham w...
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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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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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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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First Farmall Cub

Date: 1947
Description: Mr. W.A. Salzmann, general superintendent, congratulating works manager Mr. J.E. Harris (seated atop tractor) on completion of the first Farmall Cub tracto...
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Farmall Cub Engine Assembly Line

Date: 1948
Description: Factory worker tightening capscrews on a Farmall Cub engine with an electric high frequency wrench at International Harvester's Louisville Works.
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Worker Finishes Assembly of Farmall Cub Tractor

Date: 1948
Description: Factory worker completing assembly of a Farmall Cub tractor at International Harvester's Louisville Works.
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Striking Sugar Workers

Date: 1955
Description: Striking members of the United Packinghouse Workers employed by the Colonial Sugar Company in New Orleans, Louisiana, distribute literature to passers-by u...
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Champion Machine

Date: 1910
Description: A farmer uses a horse-drawn Champion mower in field.
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Champion Machine

Date: 1910
Description: A man drives two horses uphill, pulling a Champion sickle-bar mower.
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Hanging Cub Cadet Chassis

Date: 06 1961
Description: A Cub Cadet lawn tractor chassis hangs from a ceiling conveyor at International Harvester's Louisville Works. Factory workers are in the background, and on...
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Loading Cub Cadet Boxes

Date: 06 1961
Description: Factory workers load boxes of International Harvester Cub Cadet lawn tractors made at Louisville Works into a truck. The boxes are held in place by a woode...
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Assembling Cub Cadet

Date: 06 1961
Description: A factory worker holds a tire as he works to assemble an International Harvester Cub Cadet at the company's Louisville Works.
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Woman, Daughter and Delivery Man

Date: 1973
Description: A woman and her daughter are pictured with a delivery man. They are gathered around a table, with the two adults standing and the child sitting. The woman ...
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Mother and Child Standing on Front Steps

Date: 1973
Description: View from inside front door of a mother and her three-year-old daughter standing on steps while a delivery man comes down the walkway. The mother is dress...
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Covington and Fiskburg Bus

Date: 1914
Description: A man stands on a lawn by the front wheel of an International bus marked "Covington and Fiskburg." In the background is a fence and beyond that is a covere...
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Cub Scouts Exiting an IH School Bus

Date: 1990
Description: Color photo of a group of Cub Scouts and their scout leader exiting an International school bus and entering the Anchorage Public School. A woman is drivin...
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African-American Students with Military Escort at Sturgis High School

Date: 09 11 1956
Description: African-American students escorted from Sturgis High School by armed National Guardsmen.

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