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Chinese Advertising Calendar

Date: 1928
Description: Chinese advertising calendar produced for the International Harvester Export Company. Features color illustrations of Chinese and American flags, dragons, ...
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Machines Agricoles & Ficelle Deering

Date: 1926
Description: Advertising calendar for Deering farm machinery featuring color illustration of a street in a French town with people looking on as a man puts up a "Deerin...
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Farmall Tractor Advertising Poster

Date: 1950
Description: Advertising poster for McCormick Farmall tractors featuring a color illustration of a man driving a Farmall C tractor on a blue background. Includes the te...
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International K-Line Truck Advertising Poster

Date: 1941
Description: Advertising poster for International trucks. Includes the triple diamond logo at the top, and features a color illustration of a K-line truck with a cartoo...
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The Health Of The Child Is The Power Of The Nation

Date: 1918
Description: A group of children walking up a grassy hill together, with text that reads: "The health of the child is the power of the nation," and "Children's Year." C...
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Champion Harvesting Machines Advertisement

Date: 1890
Description: Advertising poster for Champion brand agricultural machines, manufactured by Warder, Bushnell and Glessner Company. The main illustration depicts a salesma...
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Knights of the Ku Klux Klan Poster

Date: 06 1924
Description: Poster advertising the first annual Spring Festival and Entertainment event held on June 14, 1924 by the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK). There is an ima...
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For Every Fighter a Woman Worker, Care For Her Through the YWCA

Date: 1918
Description: A female factory worker standing with her arms upraised, holding a miniature airplane in one hand and a bombshell in the other. In the background is the YW...
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International Truck Advertising Poster

Date: 1931
Description: Advertising poster for International motor trucks with color illustration of a truck and ghostly images of pioneers on horseback and oxen-drawn Conestoga w...
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Farmall Regular Tractor Advertising Poster

Date: 1932
Description: Advertising poster for the Farmall Regular tractor with an image of the tractor and farming scenes. The poster was intended for International Harvester's e...
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Century of Progress World's Fair Poster

Date: 1934
Description: Poster for the 1934 "Century of Progress" World's Fair in Chicago showing a woman surrounded by abstract representations of the sights and sounds of the fa...
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Sign Bearing Safety Message

Date: 1921
Description: Industrial safety poster warning against carelessness around elevators. Includes an image of a woman scrubbing floors.
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Industrial Safety Sign

Date: 1920
Description: Sign or poster encouraging International Harvester employees to work safely. Includes a picture of a veiled woman, reading: "After the Accident: The Chance...
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Industrial Safety Shoe Warning Sign

Date: 1921
Description: Industrial safety sign or poster warning factory workers of the dangers of wearing poor shoes at work. The sign's text reads: "Bum Shoe Causes Burn; Ed Gab...
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Industrial Safety Sign: Eye Protection

Date: 1921
Description: Industrial safety sign or poster warning factory workers at Deering Works to wear safety goggles. The sign's text reads: "Men!! Do you realize that your GO...
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International Harvester Christmas Sign

Date: 1921
Description: Holiday sign illustrated with an image of Santa Claus advocating employee safety at International Harvester factories. The sign reads: "The International H...
Poster

Industrial Safety Sign

Date: 1920
Description: Industiral safety sign or poster promoting "Safety First" as the "best medicine" for factory workers during "No-Accident-Week". The sign reads: "The Best M...
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Safety Goggles Reminder

Date: 1920
Description: Industrial safety poster or sign featuring pin-up girls. The poster reminds factory workers to wear their safety goggles. The poster reads: "O Baby! Can yo...
Poster

Safety Goggles Reminder

Date: 1920
Description: Deering Works industrial safety poster featuring a photograph of a blind man, reminding employees to use their safety goggles while at work. The sign reads...
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"Gambling With Fate" Poster

Date: 1919
Description: Industrial safety sign or poster featuring the "grim reaper" and advising factory workers to "be a booster for safety." The sign reads: "Gambling With Fate...

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