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Woman Pumping Water from Farm Well

Date: 04 1923
Description: A bundled-up woman hand pumps water from a well into a pail. The ground is covered with ice and snow. Two cars and a farmhouse are in the background.
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Young Boy with Lunch Box on School Grounds

Date: 05 1928
Description: A young boy holding a lunch box has his hand on his head while standing on the grounds of Viall School.
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Boy with Rifle

Date: 05 1928
Description: Boy idling away time with a rifle under a tree on the grounds of a rural school.
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Woman Carrying Water to Farmhouse

Date: 04 1923
Description: Woman carrying a bucket of water back to her farmhouse in winter.
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Female Student Daydreams at Desk

Date: 1929
Description: Adolescent schoolgirl Miss Genivieve Graves seems to be daydreaming at her school desk.
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Man Delivers Lecture on Tuberculosis in front of Church

Date: 04 1924
Description: Man appearing to deliver a lecture on tuberculosis prepared by International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department. The man is pointing to an "agri...
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Preacher Delivers Sermon on Tuberculosis

Date: 04 1924
Description: Preacher Chas V. Reed delivering a sermon on tuberculosis in conjunction with an International Harvester Agricultural Extension Department lecture. Mr. Ree...
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Woman Vacuuming Rug

Date: 10 1927
Description: Woman vacuuming rug with a "Vacuette" sweeper in a farmhouse living room.
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Man Talking on Telephone

Date: 07 1927
Description: Man using a telephone mounted to an interior wall. The photograph was taken for International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department. It was used to...
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Boy Throwing Ball

Date: 05 1928
Description: Young boy throwing a ball on the grounds of the Viall School, Cook County, Illinois.
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Imminent Head-On Collision on Rural Road

Date: 07 1927
Description: A staged scene showing a car passing a truck while another car is coming the other way. The photograph was taken for International Harvester's Agricultural...
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Farm Hazard: Playing with Firecrackers

Date: 1927
Description: Staged scene of young boy about to light large firecracker. He is sitting on steps, and a push scooter is lying on its side on the sidewalk. This photograp...
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Farm Hazard: Children with Things in Their Mouths

Date: 07 1927
Description: Young farm boy holding a paint bucket and paper bag and has a pencil in his mouth. This photograph was taken for International Harvester's Agricultural Ext...
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Farm Hazard: Matches near Automobiles

Date: 06 1927
Description: Staged scene of a man looking into an automobile radiator with a match in hand. This photograph was taken for International Harvester's Agricultural Extens...
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Farm Hazard: Guns within Reach of Children

Date: 07 17 1926
Description: Staged scene of two young boys near a window with one reaching for a shotgun. This photograph was taken for International Harvester's Agricultural Extensio...
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Children on Homemade Swing

Date: 06 1927
Description: Young boy and a toddler relaxing on a homemade tree swing made with an automobile seat.
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Man Reads Magazine to Young Child

Date: 08 1925
Description: Mr. Wolfe sitting in a chair reading Successful Farming magazine to a young child on his lap.
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Man and Girl Milking Cow Outdoors

Date: 05 1924
Description: A man and a little girl milking a cow with a pail at Cutten Farms. A note with the original print reads: "Tuberculosis Must Go (Cover)." This was the title...
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Farmer Milking Cow

Date: 03 1924
Description: Man sitting on a crate milking a cow by hand inside a barn on the farm of Hal Ament.
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Woman Drawing Water from Well

Date: 05 1923
Description: Miss Neary drawing a bucket of water from a well next to a farmhouse. The original caption reads: "Drawing water from well. Miss Neary posing. Mr. Hyde pho...

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