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Company House at Benham

Date: 1919
Description: A young boy standing in front of an International Harvester "company house" in the coal mining town of Benham.
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Company House and Family in Benham

Date: 1919
Description: A family of five posing in front of an International Harvester "company house" in the coal mining town of Benham.
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Construction of Retaining Wall

Date: 04 05 1919
Description: Workers building a retaining wall to "P. tipple" of the no. 2 mine. Benham was a "company town" created by International Harvester for the workers of the W...
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Workers and Steam Shovel in the Mud

Date: 1919
Description: Workers standing outdoors in the mud with a steam shovel. Benham was a "company town" created by International Harvester for the workers of the Wisconsin S...
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Steam Shovel Digging Borrow Pit

Date: 03 01 1919
Description: Workers digging a "borrow pit" for no. 2 mine with a steam shovel. The men are standing along a set of narrow gauge railroad tracks. Benham was a "company ...
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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 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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