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| Date: | 07 1927 |
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| Description: | Man using a telephone mounted to an interior wall. The photograph was taken for International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department. It was used to... |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | Industrial safety poster warning against carelessness around elevators. Includes an image of a woman scrubbing floors. |
| Date: | 07 1927 |
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| Description: | A man pouring ashes from a bucket into a larger metal container. |
| Date: | 04 23 1926 |
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| Description: | A woman wearing a dress and bonnet empties a pail of ashes into a refuse pile in the front yard of a farmhouse. |
| Date: | 04 24 1926 |
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| Description: | A child wearing a coat and hat is throwing rocks into an open cistern in what appears to be an alleyway between two buildings. The wooden cistern lid is ly... |
| Date: | 03 1926 |
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| Description: | A refuse pile consisting of glass, a broken basket, bottles, cans, and other items behind a farmhouse. A crumbling foundation is in the background. |
| Date: | 1926 |
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| Description: | Close-up view of a pile of garbage in a farmhouse attic consisting of metal pieces, pipes, machine parts, and other items. |
| Date: | 07 1926 |
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| Description: | Gasoline and kerosene cans stand side by side on a shelf at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm, demonstrating a farm hazard. |
| Date: | 07 1926 |
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| 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,... |
| Date: | 06 1927 |
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| Description: | A man is using a funnel to siphon gasoline from a tank into a pail while smoking a pipe. The photograph was staged on the K. Legge Memorial Farm to demonst... |
| Date: | 03 1928 |
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| Description: | Power lines along both sides of railroad tracks running through a rural area. |
| Date: | 05 26 1926 |
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| 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. |
| Date: | 05 26 1926 |
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| Description: | A sign reading: "Walk on Left" is posted on a power line pole. A man is walking on the left side of a rural road in the background as a truck drives by. |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | View from shoreline of Trout Lake of a group of six men posed with the pilot, possibly Jack Vilas, on an early seaplane or flying boat floating in the wate... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin Historical Marker near Trout Lake. The marker recognizes the first ever forest patrol flight. The marker text reads: "FIRST FOREST PATROL FLI... |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | View towards tower, with a man standing on the platform on the top. This postcard has a handwritten notation on the back: "One of the first forest protecti... |
| Date: | 04 1958 |
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| Description: | This blueprint map shows additions, sections, and streets. The upper left of the map reads: "Plan for 6ʺ watermain, hydrants & appurtenances." The up... |
| Date: | 10 31 2001 |
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| Description: | Group portrait with accompanying caption: "Pictured from left to right are recently retired Rock Springs Fire Department chief James "Bink" Mooney, 50th As... |
| Date: | 08 1955 |
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| Description: | A new red, white and blue mail truck is displayed at the Madison Post Office garage. A poster on the side of the truck reads: "Don't be a Hurry Bug — Slow ... |
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