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| Date: | 08 1927 |
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| Description: | Men filling the gas tank of an automobile at an "Indian Gas" roadside service station. The photograph was taken for International Harvester's Agricultural ... |
| Date: | 02 01 1931 |
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| Description: | Orpheum and Capitol theatre ushers listening to a talk about fire prevention as they are standing beneath a marquee that advertises the epic "Cimarron." |
| Date: | 10 07 1932 |
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| Description: | Fanchon and Marco showgirls with fire prevention sign on residential street. They are wearing Torney Dancers uniforms. |
| Date: | 01 06 1931 |
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| Description: | A man stands at a safety zone in the middle of West Mifflin Street between lanes of traffic at the corner of State Street and N. Carroll Street, waiting 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: | 1919 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1956 |
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| Description: | A cartoon from an International Harvester operator's manual. The cartoon depicts a man on crutches with a broken leg, a man's head with a pained expression... |
| Date: | 1965 |
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| Description: | Safety cartoon from an International Harvester service manual. The cartoon depicts a man pointing to himself with five shadowed figures behind him. The tex... |
| Date: | 1962 |
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| Description: | A cartoon from an International Harvester operator's manual. The cartoon contains the heading: "Take Time to Take Care In the operation of tractors and imp... |
| Date: | 08 19 1949 |
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| Description: | The intersection of South Hamilton Street and Law Parkway (now John Nolen Drive) streets, site of a "blind" railroad crossing. Includes small sign on a tre... |
| Date: | 06 1927 |
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| 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 ... |
| Date: | 05 1926 |
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| Description: | A dog crouches behind a fence where a "Beware of Dog" sign hangs. The photograph was taken for International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department ... |
| Date: | 04 23 1926 |
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| Description: | A man stops his automobile at a railroad crossing while waiting for the train to cross a paved road. The traffic sign to the right of the car reads: "Railr... |
| Date: | 03 1926 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of a deteriorating wooden shed surrounded by an animal shelter, farm equipment, and other farm buildings. The painted sign on the shed reads:... |
| Date: | 10 04 1926 |
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| Description: | A man is reaching into a running machine to clean clogged silo filler blades, demonstrating farm hazards on International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental... |
| 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: | 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: | 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: | 1958 |
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| Description: | Elevated view over a crowd of people watching a parade. The Wisconsin Conservation Department float is coming down the road. It features a forest with taxi... |
| 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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