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| Date: | 1919 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 02 09 1951 |
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| Description: | A group portrait near a railroad crossing of striking workers who hold signs with messages, including: "Higher Wages, Not Higher Prices". |
| Date: | 02 09 1951 |
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| Description: | Striking workers near a railroad crossing march in a circle holding handmade signs. |
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| Description: | View across lot of a crowd of workers on strike. Some hold signs, while one holds an American flag. |
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| Description: | Striking men and women workers march together carrying signs. |
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| Description: | Two female workers on strike pose together, smiling. Other striking workers, both men and women, are visible behind them. |
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| Description: | View from across street of a crowd of workers on strike, gathered in a parking lot near a railroad crossing. |
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| Description: | Striking workers march with signs near a railroad crossing. |
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| Description: | Workers on strike march with signs near a railroad crossing. |
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| Description: | A group of striking workers march together carrying signs near a railroad crossing. |
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| Description: | Workers on strike march with signs near a railroad crossing. |
| Date: | 07 1955 |
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| Description: | After passing the intersection of Monroe and Regent Streets, the brakeman gets back on the train for the trip to Freeport on the Illinois Central Railroad. |
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