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Woman Wringing Clothes with Early Washing Machine

Date: 10 1923
Description: Mrs. Granere wringing clothes with a Maytag washing machine at Harvester Farm.
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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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Man Talking on Telephone

Date: 07 1927
Description: Man using a telephone mounted to an interior wall. The photograph was taken for International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department. It was used to...
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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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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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Farm Hazard: Guns within Reach of Children

Date: 07 17 1926
Description: Staged scene of two young boys near a window with one reaching for a shotgun. This photograph was taken for International Harvester's Agricultural Extensio...
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Home Economics — Bathroom

Date: 10 1923
Description: Bathroom with tub, sink, mirror, and toilet in a house on the Harvester Farm.
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International Truck Hauling Corn Cobs

Date: 1950
Description: Slightly elevated view of an International L-160 or L-180 truck hauling corn cobs, with a barn and other farm buildings in the background.
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Loading Onions into International L-160 Truck

Date: 1950
Description: Vie across drive towards two men loading bags of onions into an International L-160 truck parked outside a garage or storage shed. Pumpkins are stacked on ...
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Hinsdale Product Identification Show

Date: 07 1958
Description: Visiting dealers look over International Harvester's 1958 line of tractors at a product introduction show. The photograph was taken near the show's dining ...
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Introduction of Farmall 460 Tractors

Date: 07 1958
Description: Men in cowboy hats show Farmall 460 tractors at an International Harvester product introduction show. Signs in the background read: "New World of Profit" a...
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Woman Skimming Cream

Date: 1935
Description: Mrs. L.A. Hawkins skimming cream from a bowl in a basement using an "old-fashioned" tin skimmer. Shelves of canned goods are in the background.
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Hinsdale Demonstration

Date: 1945
Description: A man demonstrates a McCormick-Deering cotton picker under a tent on the Hinsdale experimental farm.
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Audience and Trucks at Demonstration

Date: 1945
Description: A group of men sit in bleachers in a tent to view a demonstration involving two International trucks on International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental far...
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Hinsdale Farm

Date: 1945
Description: People examining machinery on display in front of a tent at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm. A building with a red pylon and signs adv...
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Experimental Tractors

Date: 1945
Description: An audience watches as men demonstrate a variety of tractors beneath a tent on International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm. Tractors include the W...
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Men Examine International TD-24 Crawler

Date: 1945
Description: A group of men examine an International TD-24 crawler (TracTracTor) near a tent at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm.
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Landscaping of Legge Memorial Cottage

Date: 1926
Description: Exterior of cottage and garden landscaping on the Katherine Legge Memorial Farm.
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Backyard Landscaping

Date: 06 1927
Description: Backyard drive and landscaping of a house. Laundry is hanging on the line in the background on the left.
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Oil Stove Accident Prevention

Date: 08 1927
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...

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