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Farmall Tractor with Endgate Spreader

Date: 09 1927
Description: A man standing in an endgate lime spreader is using a shovel to spread lime onto a field at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm. The sprea...
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Man Feeding Chickens

Date: 06 1927
Description: A man wearing a straw hat feeding chickens out of a metal bucket in front of a poultry house at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm.
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Dangers of TNT

Date: 08 1927
Description: A man holding a metal instrument approaching a tree stump to inspect why a dynamite blast did not go off.
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Dangers while Unhitching Horses

Date: 07 1927
Description: A man unhitches horses from a wagon. Photograph taken for International Harvester's Agricultural Department to illustrate the dangers of leaving one tug un...
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Hazard of Wired Yoke

Date: 07 1927
Description: Close-up view of a wagon yoke repaired by wire.
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Dangers of Moving Machinery

Date: 08 1927
Description: A man is climbing on a moving harvester-thresher (combine), illustrating an agricultural hazard for International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Depart...
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Dangers of Jaywalking

Date: 08 1927
Description: A man jaywalking across a street in front of a moving automobile. The road is lined with houses and commercial buildings, and additional automobiles are pa...
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Danger of Loose Matches

Date: 08 1927
Description: A man reaching for loose matches carried in his pocket while holding a tobacco pipe in his other hand. The photograph was taken on International Harvester'...
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Farm Machinery Dangers

Date: 1927
Description: A man puts his hand into a McCormick-Deering 15-30(?) tractor to reach the running belt at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm.
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Dangers While Chopping Wood

Date: 06 1927
Description: Two men chop wood beside a wooden shed at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm. One man raises an axe while steadying a piece of wood with ...
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Old Farm Machinery

Date: 04 23 1926
Description: Exterior view of a barnyard littered with old farm machinery and piled wood.
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Cows in Barnyard

Date: 1926
Description: 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 bar...
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Danger of Silage Cutter

Date: 1926
Description: A man is working on silage cutter knives while the machine is in operation, demonstrating a farm hazard.
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Clogged Silo Filler Knives

Date: 10 04 1926
Description: A man is reaching into a running machine to clean clogged silo filler blades, demonstrating farm hazards on International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental...
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Girl Using Scissors

Date: 1926
Description: A girl is sitting and leaning on a porch column outdoors while using a scissors to clip something from a newspaper. Taken at International Harvester's Hins...
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Cellar Entrance

Date: 1923
Description: A woman wearing an apron and holding a bowl is posing on the stairs of a cellar bulkhead on the side of a farmhouse. A bell on a wooden pole is next to the...
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Men in Field with Hay Wagon and Tractor

Date: 04 22 1924
Description: A man piles hay on a wagon pulled by a 10-20(?) tractor driven by a man sitting behind the wheel. The photograph was taken on International Harvester's Hin...

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