Photograph
Construction of Retaining Wall
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" created by International Harvester for the workers of the Wisconsin Steel Company. Wisconsin Steel was a subsidiary of International Harvester and operated coal mines at Benham. |
Image ID: | 11929 |
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Creation Date: | 04 05 1919 |
Creator Name: | International Harvester Company |
City: | Benham |
County: | |
State: | Kentucky |
Collection Name: | International Harvester Company corporate archives central file (documented series), 1819-1998 |
Genre: | Photograph |
Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
Original Format Number: | MCC MSS 6Z, Box 943, #16997, folder 23 |
Original Dimensions: | 8.5 x 6.5 inches |
Agricultural machinery industry |
Men |
Railroad cars |
Manual work |
Work clothes |
Hats |
Tools |
Outdoor photography |
Mountains |
Mines and mineral resources |
Cities and towns |
Dwellings |
Building |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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