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Farmhouse and Barnyard
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Chickens stand in a barnyard surrounding a farmhouse. The photograph was taken for International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department to illustrate the hazards of keeping a manure pile too close to the house.
April 1926
International Harvester Company
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Manure Pile Near House
April 1926
View of a manure pile near a barn. Used to demonstrate the dangers of placing waste too near to a house. A rooster is standing atop the pile, and a bicycle and cat are in the background at a lean-t...
Refuse Pile
March 1926
A refuse pile consisting of glass, a broken basket, bottles, cans, and other items behind a farmhouse. A crumbling foundation is in the background.
Woman Disposing of Ashes
April 23, 1926
A woman wearing a dress and bonnet empties a pail of ashes into a refuse pile in the front yard of a farmhouse.
Farm Refuse in Attic
1926
Close-up view of a pile of garbage in a farmhouse attic consisting of metal pieces, pipes, machine parts, and other items.
Cows in Barnyard
1926
A bull and cows stand in a barnyard at what is possibly International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm. Piles of hay are in the background near a barn.
