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Pouring Kerosene on Stove Fire

Date: 08 1927
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...
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Young Girl Eating Breakfast

Date: 1920
Description: Young girl sitting at a table eating cereal(?) from a bowl. She also has a glass of milk and a plate with toast.
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"Jewel" Stove

Date: 08 1927
Description: "Jewel" brand stove inside a farmhouse kitchen. The original caption reads: "Stove for patch work in making faked pictures."
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Women Sewing Canvas Folds at McCormick Works

Date: 07 22 1936
Description: Female workers sewing canvas side folds on binder aprons at International Harvester's McCormick Works. The McCormick Works was built by Cyrus McCormick in ...
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Food Drive for Thanksgiving

Date: 11 18 1965
Description: Elementary school students collect nonperishable food to be distributed by the Salvation Army.
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Woman Washing Dishes

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Description: View of a woman wearing an apron sitting on a stool and washing dishes at a kitchen sink. Kitchen utensils are hanging on the wall above her.
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Waitress Tending Table in McCormick Works Club House

Date: 06 19 1907
Description: Waitress tending a table in the dining room of the McCormick Works Club House.
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Farm Hazard: Keep Fingers Away from Sewing Machine

Date: 07 17 1926
Description: Staged scene of a woman sewing with a young child attempting to help. This photograph was taken for International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Depart...
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A Full Dozen

Date: 09 1904
Description: Edgar and Jennie Krueger playfully hunting for eggs.
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General Store Interior

Date: 1920
Description: Counters and display cases show goods for sale in the General Store.
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Mary E. Smith

Date: 1913
Description: Mary E. Smith, wife of Dr. Joseph Smith, arranges flowers for the holidays.
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McCormick Foreman's Banquet

Date: 04 17 1907
Description: Large group of men sitting and posing at long dining tables in the Club House of International Harvester's McCormick Works factory. The men are attending t...
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Men Sewing

Date: 01 08 1956
Description: Men sew as a joke at a party for a prospective bridegroom. Jack Bayliss, with bow tie, is facing the camera.
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WWII Red Cross Worker

Date: 03 1945
Description: Betty Sullivan, a Red Cross worker, serves coffee in the interrogation room at Kobler Field, Saipan, for a B-29 flight crew that had just returned from a b...
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Mother and Children with Typewriter

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Description: A woman and two small boys are sitting at a typewriter in the kitchen.
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Home Economics — Cooking Class

Date: 1922
Description: Female students in a home economics cooking class at the School of Agriculture in Olds, Alberta, Canada.
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Woman Rolling Dough on Countertop

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Description: Woman standing in a kitchen rolling dough on a countertop.
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Woman Washing Dishes

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Description: Woman washing dishes in a kitchen sink. Kitchen utensils are hanging on the wall and the cabinets are open, revealing cleaning supplies made by Lux, Bon Am...
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Woman Operating Cream Separator

Date: 11 1919
Description: Mrs. Robert Viall operating a belt-driven cream separator. The separator is powered by an International engine.
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Young Man Buttering a Slice of Bread

Date: 1919
Description: A young man sitting at a table buttering a slice of bread.

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