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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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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...
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Farmhouse Hazards

Date: 08 1927
Description: An unattended child turning the knobs of a gas stove in a farmhouse.
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Dangers of Oil Lamps

Date: 1927
Description: A woman sitting at a kitchen table wearing a visor, leaning over a book while a lit oil lamp is nearby. Also on the table are a newspaper, additional books...
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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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Dangerous Barn Lighting

Date: 06 1927
Description: A boy using a shovel cleans up after a horse in a stable at Rogers farm while an oil lamp hangs from a wire above him.
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"Bum" Asleep in Hay

Date: 06 1927
Description: A transient man asleep in a pile of hay at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm. Photograph taken for International Harvester's Agricultura...
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Man at Tool Cabinet

Date: 04 1926
Description: A man wearing a hat and denim jacket stands near a tool cabinet in a barn or workshop while looking through a drawer at Cutten Farms.
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Smoking Near Haystack

Date: 10 1926
Description: Two men are resting against a haystack while smoking pipes. The photograph was staged at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm to demonstrat...
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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.
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Demonstration of Possible Accident at Work

Date: 04 25 1928
Description: Man posing demonstrating possible accident in work situation.

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