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Lamp Too Close to Wall

Date: 07 1927
Description: Close-up view of an oil lamp attached too close to the wall of the International Harvester experimental farm so that a trail of soot stains the wallpaper.
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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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Farm Machinery Dangers

Date: 1927
Description: A man puts his hand into a McCormick-Deering 15-30(?) tractor to reach the running belt at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm.
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Dangers While Chopping Wood

Date: 06 1927
Description: Two men chop wood beside a wooden shed at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm. One man raises an axe while steadying a piece of wood with ...
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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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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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Old Farm Machinery

Date: 04 23 1926
Description: Exterior view of a barnyard littered with old farm machinery and piled wood.
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Cows in Barnyard

Date: 1926
Description: A bull and cows stand in a barnyard at what is possibly International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm. Piles of hay are in the background near a bar...
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Salting Ice-Covered Steps

Date: 03 11 1926
Description: A man uses salt from a metal pail to cover ice-covered steps to the farmhouse at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm.
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Man Climbing Ladder

Date: 03 11 1926
Description: A man climbing a wooden ladder placed on snow-covered ground. The ladder is leaning against a barn at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm.
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Putting Belt on Pulley

Date: 1926
Description: A man putting a tractor belt on a pulley while the machine is in operation, demonstrating a farm hazard. Taken at International Harvester's Hinsdale experi...
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Danger of Silage Cutter

Date: 1926
Description: A man is working on silage cutter knives while the machine is in operation, demonstrating a farm hazard.
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Man with Pulley

Date: 12 1926
Description: A man is pushing a running belt off a pulley on International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm, demonstrating a farm hazard.
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Clogged Silo Filler Knives

Date: 10 04 1926
Description: A man is reaching into a running machine to clean clogged silo filler blades, demonstrating farm hazards on International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental...
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Girl Using Scissors

Date: 1926
Description: A girl is sitting and leaning on a porch column outdoors while using a scissors to clip something from a newspaper. Taken at International Harvester's Hins...
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Kerosene and Gasoline Cans

Date: 07 1926
Description: Gasoline and kerosene cans stand side by side on a shelf at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm, demonstrating a farm hazard.
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Child Reaching For Poison

Date: 07 17 1926
Description: A girl is standing on a chair in the kitchen at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm in order to reach a shelf where bottles of poison are ...
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Pressure Tank for Stove

Date: 07 1926
Description: View of a pressure tank for a Coleman Air Gas stove placed on a wooden crate outside of a building on International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm,...
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Hitchhiker

Date: 06 1927
Description: A hitchhiker thumbing a ride from a passing car along a gravel road near Hinsdale. The photograph was staged to demonstrate a farm hazard.
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Man Taking Medicine

Date: 07 1926
Description: A man holding a cork between his teeth is pouring a dose of medicine into a spoon from an unmarked bottle. The photograph was staged at International Harve...

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