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Accident in Milwaukee

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

Orphans of Mine Disaster

Date: 11 1909
Description: Photographic postcard of a posed group of orphan children of miners from mine disaster, Nov. 13, 1909. Caption reads: "#31 Group made orphans by Cherry Min...
Photograph

Farm Hazard: Matches near Automobiles

Date: 06 1927
Description: Staged scene of a man looking into an automobile radiator with a match in hand. This photograph was taken for International Harvester's Agricultural Extens...
Photograph

Farm Hazard: Unsafe Hunting Practice

Date: 12 1926
Description: Staged scene of two hunters in the woods with guns. One man is walking under a branch with his rifle pointed behind him. This photograph was taken for Int...
Photograph

Mechanic Punches Time Clock at Service Station

Date: 02 15 1929
Description: Mechanic punching a ticket at a time clock for a service job at one of International Harvester's motor truck branch service stations. A poster warning of t...
Photograph

Campsite with Fire

Date: 08 1927
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...
Photograph

Automobile Accident

Date: 11 30 1934
Description: View across street towards a group of people looking at the automobile driven by W.B. Peterson which climbed the concrete abutment guarding a safety island...
Photograph

Car Wreck, Sun Prairie Road

Date: 08 03 1934
Description: View down road towards a group of people looking at an overturned automobile belonging to Fred Swanson. Fred and Norma Swanson, Dorothy Thompson, Edward an...
Photograph

Crowd Gathered at Scene of Drowning

Date: 02 08 1953
Description: Crowd gathered around the shore of Monona Bay where Joel Hansen drowned, and his half brother Tommy Blankenheim was rescued.
Photograph

Ruins of Fan House and Escape Shaft

Date: 11 13 1909
Description: The ruins of the fan house and escape shaft after a mining disaster at Cherry mine. A group of men and children are standing in the foreground.
Photograph

Wrecked Automobile

Date: 10 05 1912
Description: A wrecked automobile, which crashed during the 1912 Milwaukee Grand Prize Race (later called the American Grand Prix); possibly car #35, in which driver Ra...
Photograph

Farm Hazard: Chopping Wood

Date: 1926
Description: A man demonstrates the farm hazard of chopping wood.
Poster

"Gambling With Fate" Poster

Date: 1919
Description: Industrial safety sign or poster featuring the "grim reaper" and advising factory workers to "be a booster for safety." The sign reads: "Gambling With Fate...
Print

Operating Your Tractor, Tractor Safety Cartoon

Date: 1958
Description: A safety cartoon from an International Harvester operator's manual. The cartoon appears under the heading: "Operating Your Tractor". The cartoon depicts a ...
Print

Operating Your Tractor, Tractor Safety Cartoon

Date: 1958
Description: A cartoon from an International Harvester operator's manual. The cartoon appears under the heading: "Operating Your Tractor". The cartoon depicts a man ope...
Print

Operating Your Diesel Engine, Tractor Safety Cartoon

Date: 1958
Description: A from an International Harvester operator's manual. The cartoon appears cartoon under the heading: "Operating the Diesel Engine". The cartoon depicts a ma...
Print

Fifth Speed (Safety First), Tractor Safety Cartoon

Date: 1958
Description: Cartoon from an International Harvester operator's manual. The cartoon appears under the heading: "Fifth Speed (Safety First)". The cartoon depicts a man p...
Print

Fifth Speed (Safety First), Tractor Safety Cartoon

Date: 1958
Description: Cartoon from an International Harvester operator's manual. The cartoon appears under the heading: "Fifth Speed (Safety First)". The cartoon depicts a man r...
Print

Steering The Tractor, Safety Cartoon

Date: 1958
Description: Cartoon from an International Harvester operator's manual. The cartoon appears below the heading: "Steering the Tractor". The cartoon depicts a man digging...
Print

Steering The Tractor, Safety Cartoon

Date: 1958
Description: Cartoon from an International Harvester operator's manual. The cartoon is below the heading: "Steering the Tractor". The cartoon depicts a man riding a per...

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