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| Date: | 08 1927 |
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| Description: | A woman pretends to pour kerosene on a hot stove as part of an International Harvester Agricultural Extension Department campaign to make families aware of... |
| Date: | 08 1927 |
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| Description: | Small child opening a desk drawer containing a shining revolver (hand gun). The scene was staged for International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Depar... |
| Date: | 08 1927 |
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| Description: | Men filling the gas tank of an automobile at an "Indian Gas" roadside service station. The photograph was taken for International Harvester's Agricultural ... |
| Date: | 08 1927 |
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| Description: | "Jewel" brand stove inside a farmhouse kitchen. The original caption reads: "Stove for patch work in making faked pictures." |
| Date: | 08 1927 |
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| Description: | Staged scene of a toddler playing with shot gun shells and a hammer. This photograph was taken for International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Departm... |
| Date: | 08 1927 |
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| Description: | Man tending to a campfire while a woman is preparing a meal on a picnic table by a tent. A car is parked next to the campsite and a dog is sniffing at a te... |
| Date: | 08 1927 |
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| Description: | A farmer is standing on the edge of a wooden wagon pitching hay into a running thresher, demonstrating an unsafe operating position. |
| Date: | 08 1927 |
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| Description: | Interior view of a farmhouse, taken for International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department and used to illustrate the dangers of a cluttered room.... |
| Date: | 08 1927 |
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| Description: | A woman stooping to remove an electrical cord from in front of a vacuum cleaner. |
| Date: | 08 1927 |
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| Description: | A man holding a metal instrument approaching a tree stump to inspect why a dynamite blast did not go off. |
| Date: | 08 1927 |
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| Description: | A man wearing a hat and smoking a tobacco pipe using a rag to wipe the windshield of an automobile. |
| Date: | 08 1927 |
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| Description: | A woman wearing an apron pouring oil into a hot stove at the International Harvester Hinsdale experimental farm, illustrating a dangerous scenario for Inte... |
| Date: | 08 1927 |
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| Description: | A child sitting on the floor of a farmhouse kitchen near a cloth-covered table. A lit oil lamp, pot, and utensils are sitting on the table, illustrating th... |
| Date: | 08 1927 |
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| Description: | A man is climbing on a moving harvester-thresher (combine), illustrating an agricultural hazard for International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Depart... |
| Date: | 08 1927 |
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| Description: | A man removing shotgun shells from a firearm before placing it in storage at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm. |
| Date: | 08 1927 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 08 1927 |
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| Description: | Two men holding pitchforks stand near the edge of a horse-drawn wagon piled with hay. |
| Date: | 08 1927 |
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| Description: | An unattended child turning the knobs of a gas stove in a farmhouse. |
| Date: | 08 1927 |
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| 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'... |
| Date: | 08 1927 |
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| Description: | A woman removing loose matches from a coat pocket before hanging it in a closet. |
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