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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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"Jewel" Stove

Date: 08 1927
Description: "Jewel" brand stove inside a farmhouse kitchen. The original caption reads: "Stove for patch work in making faked pictures."
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Fire at 15 S. Bedford Street

Date: 11 28 1948
Description: Week-old oil heater which exploded and caused the fire in the tenement-type house at 15 South Bedford Street, which is located at the rear of the city gara...
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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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Atomic Fallout Shelter Demonstration Project at 457 Togstad Glen

Date: 11 18 1960
Description: An atomic fallout shelter is on display at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert D. Hamann, 457 Togstad Glen. The shelter was built by the federal Office of Civi...

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