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Fire Fighters Taking Driving Safety Tests

Date: 01 22 1946
Description: Fire fighters taking five different driving safety tests administered by Wisconsin Motor Vehicle Safety Department employees in Fire Station #1, 18 South W...
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Wis. Motor Vehicle Department Safety Convention Audience

Date: 12 19 1944
Description: Audience at Wisconsin Motor Vehicle Department Safety Convention, in a ballroom at the Loraine Hotel, 123 West Washington Avenue.
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Eichman Garage Brake Department

Date: 03 04 1937
Description: Man testing brakes on an automobile in Eichman Garage, 1307-09 Williamson Street, Brake department featuring Viscote system.
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Testing Front Wheels

Date: 03 04 1937
Description: Close-up of two men testing front wheels of automobile at Eichman Garage, 1307-09 Williamson Street.
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Automobile Brake Test

Date: 08 03 1930
Description: Mr. Trostle gets his brakes tested by a Weaver Automatic Brake Tester in the "Safety Lane" on Wisconsin Avenue, sponsored by the American Automobile Associ...
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Boy Scout Sled Race

Date: 01 24 1953
Description: Group of boy scouts lined up for Klondike Derby sled race, where the boys pulled the sleds, on Monona Golf Course. Nearly 300 scouts from the Dane County a...
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Smokey Bear and Homer C. Pickens with Airplane

Date: 1950
Description: Smokey Bear cub and his handler, Homer C. Pickens, pose by a Piper Aircraft Corporation airplane named in Smokey's honor prior to flying to Washington, D.C...
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Swimming Safety

Date: 06 14 1944
Description: Lifeguard Tom Langlois in a rowboat is issuing a warning to James Bergman who is swimming outside the ropes that delineate the safe swimming area.
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Courteous Driver Virgil H. Titus

Date: 02 06 1947
Description: Virgil H. Titus, watchmaker, 201 Dean Avenue, posing with the tools of his trade.
Poster

"First Aid Rooms" Factory Safety Poster

Date: 1916
Description: A poster or signboard showing six first aid rooms at six different International Harvester factory and office locations: Champion Works, Akron Works Dispen...
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Public Health Nursing Week

Date: 04 16 1947
Description: Public Health Nursing Week. Miss Agnes Moroney of the third district unit of Wisconsin State Organization of Public Health Nursing and supervising nurse at...
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Operating Your Tractor, Tractor Safety Cartoon

Date: 1958
Description: A safety cartoon from an International Harvester operator's manual. The cartoon appears under the heading: "Operating Your Tractor". The cartoon depicts a ...
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Operating Your Tractor, Tractor Safety Cartoon

Date: 1958
Description: A cartoon from an International Harvester operator's manual. The cartoon appears under the heading: "Operating Your Tractor". The cartoon depicts a man ope...
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Operating Your Diesel Engine, Tractor Safety Cartoon

Date: 1958
Description: A from an International Harvester operator's manual. The cartoon appears cartoon under the heading: "Operating the Diesel Engine". The cartoon depicts a ma...
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Starting The Tractor, Tractor Safety Cartoon

Date: 1958
Description: A cartoon from an International Harvester operator's manual. The cartoon appears under the heading: "Starting the Tractor". The cartoon depicts a man on a ...
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Locking The Brakes, Safety Cartoon

Date: 1958
Description: A cartoon from an International Harvester operator's manual. The cartoon appears below the heading: "Locking the Brakes". The cartoon depicts a man riding ...
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Locking The Brakes, Safety Cartoon

Date: 1958
Description: Cartoon from an International Harvester operator's manual. The cartoon appears below the heading: "Locking the Brakes". The cartoon depicts a man jumping o...
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Operating The Belt Pulley, Tractor Safety Cartoon

Date: 1958
Description: Cartoon from an International Harvester operator's manual. The cartoon appears under the heading: "Operating the Belt Pulley". The cartoon depicts a man po...
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Operating Your Tractor, Tractor Safety Cartoon

Date: 1958
Description: Cartoon from an International Harvester operator's manual. The cartoon depicts a man with his arm in a sling and using a crutch saying: "I tried riding the...
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General Engine Lubrication, Tractor Safety Cartoon

Date: 1958
Description: Cartoon from an International Harvester operator's manual. The cartoon appears underneath the heading: "General Engine Lubrication". The cartoon depicts a ...

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