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Farm Hazard: Chopping Wood

Date: 1926
Description: A man demonstrates the farm hazard of chopping wood.
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Farm Dangers

Date: 08 1927
Description: A farmer is standing on the edge of a wooden wagon pitching hay into a running thresher, demonstrating an unsafe operating position.
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Dangers of TNT

Date: 08 1927
Description: A man holding a metal instrument approaching a tree stump to inspect why a dynamite blast did not go off.
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Dangerous Position on Wagon

Date: 08 1927
Description: Two men holding pitchforks stand near the edge of a horse-drawn wagon piled with hay.
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Mowing Machine Hazards

Date: 07 1927
Description: A man is kneeling on the ground beside a mower hitched to two horses while performing repairs. An agricultural tool is lying on the ground beside him.
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Stable Hazards

Date: 07 1927
Description: A man using a rake inside a stable, standing near harnesses hanging from wooden pegs on the wall. The tail of a horse can be seen on the left.
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Climbing Ladder with Nails in Mouth

Date: 07 1927
Description: A man wearing a hat and one-piece work suit climbing a wooden ladder while holding nails in his mouth. He appears to be holding an axe in his left hand.
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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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Man Standing on Scaffolding

Date: 05 1926
Description: A man stands on makeshift scaffolding while hammering a nail into a door awning. The photograph was taken for International Harvester's Agricultural Extens...
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Man at Tool Cabinet

Date: 04 1926
Description: A man wearing a hat and denim jacket stands near a tool cabinet in a barn or workshop while looking through a drawer at Cutten Farms.
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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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Man Exiting Barn

Date: 1926
Description: A man holding a metal pail in each hand ducks as he is exiting a low barn door. Snow and ice are just outside the door.
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Man Standing on Barrel

Date: 06 1927
Description: A man is standing on a wooden barrel which is resting on a wooden box on concrete entrance steps near a door. He is using a hammer to fix a window frame. T...
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Children Near Hay Pulley

Date: 06 1927
Description: A boy wearing a cowboy hat is sitting on the back of a horse as a man hoists hay into a hayloft using a pulley system. Another boy is standing in the barn ...
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Smoking Near Gasoline

Date: 06 1927
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...
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Smoking Near Haystack

Date: 10 1926
Description: Two men are resting against a haystack while smoking pipes. The photograph was staged at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm to demonstrat...
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Man Near Oil Tank

Date: 05 26 1926
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.
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Wooden Water Pump

Date: 05 26 1926
Description: A man using a wooden pump to fill a metal pail with water. The photograph was staged to demonstrate a hazard found on farms.
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Unsafe Farm Tool

Date: 06 1927
Description: A man is standing on a crate while using a sledge hammer to strike a piece of wood being held in place by another man who is standing in front of him. Two ...

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