Steam shovel loading ore in Benson Mines

A Real Photo Postcard produced by Henry M. Beach, titled: STEAM SHOVEL LOADING ORE – BENSON MINES, N.Y. No 23. Pictured is a steam powered shovel and switch engine loading ore onto five ore cars. One man stands on an ore car, six men work on laying new railroad tracks on the bottom right. Circa 1900 – 1910. Benson Mines, NY. Photographer is Henry M. Beach.

For more on Henry M. Beach’s life and photography, check out our North Country at Work story on him.

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