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Photograph

IHC Industrial Safety Exhibit

Date: 1911
Description: Pictures and diagrams mounted on a wall in a "new building" at International Harvester's Deering Works. The display was part of an industrial exhibit and d...
Photograph

Workers Exposed to "Unguarded Belts" at Tractor Works

Date: 1929
Description: Workers operating machines at International Harvester's Tractor Works. The original caption reads: "Use of photograph questioned by Industrial Relations De...
Poster

Sign Bearing Safety Message

Date: 1921
Description: Industrial safety poster warning against carelessness around elevators. Includes an image of a woman scrubbing floors.
Poster

"Gambling With Fate" Poster

Date: 1919
Description: Industrial safety sign or poster featuring the "grim reaper" and advising factory workers to "be a booster for safety." The sign reads: "Gambling With Fate...

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