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Ben File - Modern Era

Ben File grew up on a central Illinois grain and hog farm in the days prior to electricity. He spent his life on the farm, and also became involved in the Bond County School Board, where he was involved in a school consolidation, always a painful process.

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Son Goes to Med School

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Ben at Birth.

Where:
Unknown

When:
1923

Ownership:
Narrator's Photo

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Ben, 3 Years Old.

Where:
Unknown

When:
1926

Ownership:
Narrator's Photo

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Ben, 12 Years Old

Where:
Unknown

When:
1935

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May be restricted. Patrons desiring to use this photograph should contact the ALPL Audio-Visual Curator

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Ben and Mary File, present 2007.

Where:
Unknown

When:
2007

Ownership:
Narrator's Photo



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