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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 Carrying Dead Lambs

Date: 09 1910
Description: Men carrying dead lambs back to the Leighton-Wyoming mining camp.
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Men Preparing to Butcher Lambs

Date: 09 1910
Description: Men preparing to butcher sheep at the Leighton-Wyoming mining camp. A cabin is visible behind them on a hill.
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Dankoler at Mining Camp

Date: 09 1910
Description: Harry Dankoler, with an unidentified man, standing in front of horses and a wagon associated with the Leighton-Wyoming mining operation. Two other men sit ...
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Men In Front of Pile of Timber

Date: 09 1910
Description: Men standing in front of a pile of timber or possibly a broken down log cabin associated with the Leighton-Wyoming mining operation.
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Men Sitting near Broken Down Cabin

Date: 09 1910
Description: Men in the Leighton-Wyoming mining camp taking a break from clearing the area directly around a log cabin that is either in the process of being built or b...
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Crew of the Optimal Mine

Date: 1895
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the miners who work at Optimal Mine. They are seated outdoors on the grass, and are wearing work clothes and hats.
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Men, Railroad Tracks and Ore Carts

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Description: Stereograph of four men standing with ore carts. Two more men are standing on the left near a pile of square timbers, and another man is standing on the ri...

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