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McCormick-Deering Engine

Date: 08 22 1921
Description: McCormick-Deering 1 1/2 h.p. engine powering a Primrose cream separator, a churn, and a washing machine on the farm of A.L. Bishop.
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Huenefeld Company Delivery Truck

Date: 1913
Description: International Model M truck operated by the Huenefeld Company. The truck bears advertising for the company's "Boss Oven."
Magazine or Periodical

Woman with International Harvester Freezer

Date: 01 1947
Description: Woman with an International Harvester freezer on the cover of Harvester World magazine.
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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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Farmhouse Hazards

Date: 08 1927
Description: An unattended child turning the knobs of a gas stove in a farmhouse.
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Students Sitting at Desks

Date: 1919
Description: View from front of a classroom of students sitting at their desks in the Sedan Prairie School. A large round woodstove is in the back right corner of the r...
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Empty Classroom

Date: 1930
Description: Interior view of empty classroom of rural school. On the far left is a large, round, wood stove with decorative metal work.
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Students Preparing Lunch in Classroom

Date: 1919
Description: Students sit at desks inside Sedan Prairie School while others stand in the back of the classroom to prepare lunch. The poster hanging on the back wall rea...
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Students Serving Lunch

Date: 1918
Description: Girls serving trays loaded with mugs of soup to students seated at desks in a classroom. A chalkboard, portraits of presidents, and an American flag are in...
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Canning Equipment

Date: 1925
Description: A covered pot with a thermometer, can sealer, and stacks of metal cans stand on a table beside a stove in a kitchen near a window.
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Woman Washing Clothing

Date: 1925
Description: A woman wearing a dress and apron is using an "Easy Model H" wringer washing machine made by the Syracuse Washer Corporation.
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Woman Cooking on Electric Plate

Date: 10 1927
Description: A woman mixing food in a pot heated on an electric plate.
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Kitchen Sink

Date: 06 1923
Description: A sink standing against a wall inside a farmhouse kitchen. A stove is to the right of the sink, and a garbage bin stands beneath it.
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Kitchen Cabinet and Table

Date: 06 1923
Description: A table with built-in cabinets and shelf space standing in the middle of a farmhouse kitchen, next to a wooden chair to the left and a stove and ovens to t...
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Stovetop

Date: 1920
Description: Pots, kitchen utensils, and two irons sitting on the stove of a wood-burning oven. A framed painting and a dustpan hang on the wall in the background.
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Kitchen Interior

Date: 1920
Description: View of a corner of a kitchen with an opened window above a stove top. The kitchen is equipped with cupboards that are lined with spices, containers, and o...
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Pressure Kettle

Date: 11 1919
Description: A woman wearing a full-length apron using a pressure kettle on a stove top, probably for home canning.
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Drying Rack

Date: 1917
Description: A four-tiered drying rack used to dry fruits and vegetables hangs from the ceiling above a heater in what appears to be a basement or root cellar.
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Suspended Drying Rack

Date: 1918
Description: A wooden drying rack is hanging from the ceiling over a gas stove in what appears to be a cellar or a shed.
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Electric Cord on Nail

Date: 07 1926
Description: A man wearing a bow tie is toasting a piece of bread on an electric griddle with its cord hanging on a nail on the wall at International Harvester's Hinsda...

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