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Canning Corn

Date: 1927
Description: Husband and wife canning corn in kitchen using Burpee Can Sealer.
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Summer Kitchen

Date: 08 1898
Description: Summer kitchen at the Turville family farmhouse.
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Dangers of Cluttered Room

Date: 08 1927
Description: Interior view of a farmhouse, taken for International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department and used to illustrate the dangers of a cluttered room....
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Farmhouse Hazards

Date: 08 1927
Description: A child sitting on the floor of a farmhouse kitchen near a cloth-covered table. A lit oil lamp, pot, and utensils are sitting on the table, illustrating th...
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Sanitary Garbage Pail

Date: 1920
Description: A metal sanitary garbage pail attaches underneath the kitchen sink and pipes at the farmhouse of Miss Lella Gaddis.
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Sleeping Porch

Date: 1925
Description: Four beds line either side of the sleeping porch at the farmhouse of J.E. Joyce. A telephone is hanging on the wall and striped curtains are covering the o...
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Cellar Entrance

Date: 1923
Description: A woman wearing an apron and holding a bowl is posing on the stairs of a cellar bulkhead on the side of a farmhouse. A bell on a wooden pole is next to the...
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Woman with Pressure Cooker

Date: 1923
Description: Mrs. Waggoner opening a pressure cooker on a stove in a farmhouse, possibly as part of a home canning process.

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