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Ash Container

Date: 07 1927
Description: A man pouring ashes from a bucket into a larger metal container.
Photograph

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...
Photograph

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.
Postcard

Curtiss Flying Boat at Trout Lake

Date: 1915
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...
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New U.S. Postal Mail Truck

Date: 08 1955
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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