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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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Doyon Lumber Co. Fire Scene

Date: 08 11 1934
Description: Doyon Lumber Co., following a warehouse fire, located at 638 West Mifflin Street.
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Large Tree near Factories

Date: 09 01 1962
Description: Exterior view of the factories at the corner of Thompson and Hullett Streets. A large tree grows at the curb.
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Depot and Yards

Date: 1929
Description: View down railroad tracks looking towards the Bagley train station. On the right is a large storage tank. A man is driving a car near the railroad tracks n...
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Railroad Tracks and Depot

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Description: View down railroad tracks. On the left, there is a two-story, octagonal hut. On the right, there is a railroad station with a Western Union sign. Industria...
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Commercial Street Scene

Date: 1930
Description: View looking down a commercial street. Shops and cars in angled parking spaces line both sides of the paved street. A horse-drawn wagon is in the far dista...
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International LCO 2575 Near Railroad Tracks

Date: 1984
Description: An International LCO Model 2575 approaches a railroad crossing sign as it leaves an International factory.
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M.H. Bekkedal Warehouse

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Description: M.H. Bekkedale and E. Rosenwald and Brothers Leaf Tobacco warehouse. There is a boxcar on tracks near the warehouse, and a bluff in the far background.
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Scenic View

Date: 1925
Description: A view of a road crossing a bridge into a rural community. A railroad crossing at the far end.
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Train Pulling in to Zenda

Date: 04 12 1931
Description: Ernst Schmidt has captioned this photograph, "The C. M. & St. P. train arriving at Zenda at 10:30 A. M. on Sunday, April 12. Alma, Edward and Conrad came u...
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Delivery Trucks

Date: 06 18 1925
Description: View from street towards delivery trucks leaving the Goddard Fuel Co. In the background is a train and a railroad crossing.

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