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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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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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Coal Miners

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Description: A group of coal miners.
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Empire Mine

Date: 1920
Description: The Empire zinc and lead mine. Very litle lead is now produced.
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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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Furnace Complex

Date: 02 11 1925
Description: View of the large abandoned furnace complex, left, company store, far right, and blacksmith shop behind the company store, on the site of the Jackson Iron ...
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Old Hotel

Date: 02 1925
Description: Workers' houses stand in front of the Fayette Tourists Lodge. After the Jackson Iron Company left in 1891, Fayette became a tourist destination and is now ...
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View of Fayette

Date: 02 1925
Description: An unidentified man looks across Snail Shell Harbor at the remains of the Jackson Iron Company works. The large furnace complex is visible through the tree...
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Furnace Complex

Date: 02 1925
Description: Elevated view of the abandoned Jackson Iron Company furnace complex at Fayette, on the shore of Snail Shell Harbor. Lake Michigan is in the background.
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Dolomite Cliffs

Date: 02 1925
Description: Dolomite cliffs along Snail Shell Harbor are seen in the background between the ruined buildings of the company store, left, and the machine shop on the gr...
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York Iron Mine

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Description: Outdoor stereograph view of the York Iron Mine.
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York Iron Mine

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Description: Elevated view of the York Iron Mine. A group of men are standing by the main building.
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York Iron Mine

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Description: Elevated view of the York Iron Mine.
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York Iron Mine

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Description: View of the York Iron Mine in winter. Stacks of wood are along the left side of the building.
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Rephotographic Pair: Zinc Works

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Description: A vintage view and a modern view of the zinc works site, presented as a pair. Views include industrial buildings and snow.

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