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Train Wreck

Date: 07 1927
Description: On-lookers survey a wreck on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway.
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East Wilson Street

Date: 01 08 1946
Description: View down middle of East Wilson Street at the center of South Hancock looking Northeast, taken at site of Reynolds Bus accident. Businesses shown include D...
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Accident in Milwaukee

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Description: On-lookers observing an accident, in downtown Milwaukee, of the Hamman's Express Line, piano and furniture mover.
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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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Zimmerman and Brayton

Date: 05 27 1941
Description: Secretary of State Fred R. Zimmerman and Robert "Bob" Brayton, Public Relations Director or the American Automobile Association. They are standing in front...
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Cave-in on Monona Avenue

Date: 11 19 1933
Description: Cave-in on Monona Avenue, (Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard), caused by a water main leak. View is looking towards the Wisconsin State Capitol, with automob...
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Crippled Children Fire Drill

Date: 11 28 1932
Description: Crippled children in a fire drill at Longfellow School, 1002 Chandler Street. Greenbush Neighborhood. "They emerge in two orderly files, one for the most a...
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Milwaukee Grain Elevator

Date: 1870
Description: The Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company grain elevator at the Milwaukee harbor, with a sailing ship anchored nearby.
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Illinois Central Railroad Tracks

Date: 09 05 1947
Description: The train engineer's view (looking east) of the Illinois Central Railroad crossing at Regent Street, Breeze Terrace, and Little Street, taken one-hundred f...
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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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Porch Railing Hazard

Date: 08 1927
Description: A woman wearing a house dress, stockings, and heeled shoes standing on the porch railing of a brick house to hang what appears to be clothesline from porch...
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Danger of Firearms

Date: 08 1927
Description: A man sits on wooden outdoor stairs holding a firearm, while three children standing around him.
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Danger of Curved Staircase

Date: 07 1927
Description: A man descending a curved staircase inside a building. The photograph was taken for International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department to illustra...
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Staircase Danger

Date: 07 1927
Description: A girl holding a long coat or blanket, a broom, and a dustpan while descending a flight of stairs at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm.
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Stable Hazards

Date: 07 1927
Description: A man using a rake inside a stable, standing near harnesses hanging from wooden pegs on the wall. The tail of a horse can be seen on the left.
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Lamp Too Close to Wall

Date: 07 1927
Description: Close-up view of an oil lamp attached too close to the wall of the International Harvester experimental farm so that a trail of soot stains the wallpaper.
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Barn Ruins

Date: 06 1927
Description: Smoke rises from the remnants of a barn and silo ruined by fire.
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Man Standing on Scaffolding

Date: 05 1926
Description: A man stands on makeshift scaffolding while hammering a nail into a door awning. The photograph was taken for International Harvester's Agricultural Extens...
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Hazards of Messy Workspace

Date: 04 24 1925
Description: Interior view of a unkempt work space inside a shed or barn. There are wood shavings, dirty rags, and gloves lying beneath the work bench.

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