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Milking on the Greene Farm

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Description: Barn interior on the Greene Farm with cows in stalls, with one man milking a cow, and another man standing and holding a bucket and milking stool.
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Schauls Live Poultry Farm

Date: 11 12 1938
Description: Workers wearing aprons are plucking, cleaning, and dressing chickens at the Schauls Live Poultry Farm. One man is looking at a chicken over an open McCormi...
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Farmer Feeding Cows

Date: 1939
Description: L.M. Meyer filling a trough with food for cows inside a barn at Rock Creek Farm. The original caption reads: "L.M. Meyer, farm manager, feeding green alfal...
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Farm Manager Feeding Cows

Date: 1939
Description: L.M. Meyer feeding cows inside a barn at Rock Creek Farm. The original caption reads: "L.M. Meyer, farm manager, feeding green alfalfa ensilage to cows."
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Man Cleaning Barn Gutter

Date: 08 1930
Description: A man using a shovel and a litter carrier on a track system to clean the gutter of a dairy barn at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm. Th...
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Mr. Snyder Removing Chicken Droppings

Date: 05 1924
Description: Mr. Snyder using a scraper to move poultry droppings from roosts into a box on a litter carrier at the Holden farm.
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Cleaning a Poultry House

Date: 03 1929
Description: A man wearing rubber boots using a broom and lye solution to scrub the floor of a poultry house at Holden Farm.
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Staircase Danger

Date: 07 1927
Description: A girl holding a long coat or blanket, a broom, and a dustpan while descending a flight of stairs at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm.
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Hazards of Messy Workspace

Date: 04 24 1925
Description: Interior view of a unkempt work space inside a shed or barn. There are wood shavings, dirty rags, and gloves lying beneath the work bench.
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Farm Tool Arrangement

Date: 04 1926
Description: View of multiple farm implements organized against a wall inside a barn or shed at Cutten Farms.
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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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Chores

Date: 09 03 1965
Description: Dale Gross (1908-1980) in silhouette carrying two pails into a barn.
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Woman with Cream Separator

Date: 1923
Description: Mrs. Waggoner steadying a metal pail on the platform of a cream separator as it is collecting cream at International Harvester's demonstration farm. Milk i...
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Woman Using Cream Separator

Date: 10 1923
Description: Mrs. Waggoner straining milk from a bucket into an electric cream separator using a piece of cheesecloth. A metal bucket is standing on a platform and a me...
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Farmhouse with Running Water

Date: 1915
Description: Miss Foy Martin filling a bucket with water from a sink faucet, while her mother is lighting a burner on the stove inside the kitchen of R. Martin.
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Coats Hanging in a Barn

Date: 06 1927
Description: Coats with matches in the pockets are hanging on nails inside a barn on International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm, demonstrating a farm hazard. ...
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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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Man Near Oil Tank

Date: 05 26 1926
Description: A man is filling a metal pitcher with oil from a barrel stored in a garage with litter on the ground, illustrating a farm hazard.
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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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Mrs. Guener Washing Dishes

Date: 10 1923
Description: Mrs. Guener washing dishes while sitting on a stool attached to a sink in J.O. Waggoner's home.

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