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Man Near Oil Tank

Date: 05 26 1926
Description: A man is filling a metal pitcher with oil from a barrel stored in a garage with litter on the ground, illustrating a farm hazard.
Photograph

Pedestrian Sign

Date: 05 26 1926
Description: A sign reading: "Walk on Left" is posted on a power line pole. A man is walking on the left side of a rural road in the background as a truck drives by.
Photograph

Wooden Water Pump

Date: 05 26 1926
Description: A man using a wooden pump to fill a metal pail with water. The photograph was staged to demonstrate a hazard found on farms.
Photograph

"No Parking" Sign

Date: 1926
Description: A sign reading: "No Parking on Pavement - State Law" is posted alongside a road, and in the background a man is standing in the line of traffic to inspect ...
Photograph

Man Near Scythe

Date: 06 1927
Description: A man is working to fix a wooden fence while standing near a scythe which is hanging from the branch of a nearby tree, demonstrating a farm hazard. A farm ...
Photograph

Unsafe Farm Tool

Date: 06 1927
Description: A man is standing on a crate while using a sledge hammer to strike a piece of wood being held in place by another man who is standing in front of him. Two ...
Photograph

Farm Hazard: Old Wooden Pump

Date: 1926
Description: A man pumps water from an old wooden pump into a tin cup. This photo was taken for International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department to illustrat...
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Taking a Header

Date: 12 20 1879
Description: Engraved image of a man falling off of a high-wheel bicycle. Two people in the background are watching the accident.
Photograph

Upside Down Bancroft Delivery Truck

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Description: An upside down Bancroft delivery truck. A man is standing just behind the front tires. On the right, a "Dane County Police Traffic" car can be seen behind ...
Photograph

Motorcycle Collision

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Description: Motorcycle race contestant overturned on the track after collision with haybales.
Photograph

University of Minnesota Football Team's Victory Over the Badgers

Date: 11 19 1960
Description: The University of Minnesota football team beat the University of Wisconsin Badgers 26-7. The victory gave the Minnesota Gophers a tie with Iowa for the Big...
Photograph

University of Minnesota Football Team's Victory Over the Badgers

Date: 11 19 1960
Description: The University of Minnesota football team beat the University of Wisconsin Badgers 26-7. The victory gave the Minnesota Gophers a tie with Iowa for the Big...
Photograph

Wrecked Car in a Ditch

Date: 
Description: View looking uphill towards a wrecked automobile resting in a ditch off the road. Probably due to an accident. People are standing near the top of the hill...
Postcard

Collapse of a Structure

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Description: View across what may be a metal roof towards a crowd of men looking at a collapsed structure of steel girders. The men are dressed in winter coats and hats...
Postcard

Collapse of Large Structure near Coal Pile

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Description: View across railroads tracks towards men walking around and examining a large industrial structure that has collapsed over a coal pile.
Postcard

Collapse of a Structure

Date: 
Description: Group portrait of men wearing winter coats and hats. They are standing on a metal roof, examining a large collapsed industrial structure which is behind th...
Postcard

Collapse of a Structure

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Description: Men and women walking around piles of coal while examining a collapsed structure in a coal yard.
Photograph

Sand Hauler Wreckage

Date: 1911
Description: View towards a construction site, with wreckage, and men working on the wreckage. Location identified as the fill and reconstruction of Town Creek after th...
Photograph

Wreckage of a Sand Hauler and Railroad Track

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Description: View of a railway at a construction site, with wreckage on the left side and a bridge in the background. Identified as the fill and reconstruction of Town ...
Postcard

Breaking Log Jam in the Chippewa River

Date: 1910
Description: Two men standing on logs are looking at the log jam in the river. Caption reads: "Breaking Log Jam in the Chippewa River"

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