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Safety Singing
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Safety poster issued by the Safety Engineering Department of Employers Mutual Insurance Company of Wausau, Wisconsin, to urge automobile drivers not to speed. At 45 miles per hour, "Highways are happy days;" at 65 miles per hour, it's "When the roll is called up Yon-der I'll be there:" and at 85 miles per hour, it's "Lord I'm coming home!"
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Safety Poster on Shop Lighting
1916
A poster or signboard describing lighting specifications at International Harvester factories and their contribution to employee health and safety. Four factory images appear on the poster, includi...
"Do It For Me" Safety Poster
1920
International Harvester Safety Week poster featuring a photograph of a woman with the slogan: "Do It For Me". The poster reads: "Do It For Me. October 20 to October 27. Make No Accident Week a Winn...
Safety Goggles Reminder
1920
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 you afford to lose your eyesight? I'll say y...
"First Aid Rooms" Factory Safety Poster
1916
A poster or signboard showing six first aid rooms at six different International Harvester factory and office locations: Champion Works, Akron Works Dispensary, a waiting room outside of a hospital...
City's first "gas" car chugged along at rate of 25 mile per hour
May 23, 1921
Janesville Gazette
Poster for "A Hole in the Ground"
1887
Color lithograph poster. A man stands at a train station, his luggage flying out from the baggage room. The caption reads "The Junction-the Train Four Hours Late but the Company Busy!"
