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Woman Vacuuming Rug

Date: 10 1927
Description: Woman vacuuming rug with a "Vacuette" sweeper in a farmhouse living room.
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Woman Wringing Clothes with Early Washing Machine

Date: 10 1923
Description: Mrs. Granere wringing clothes with a Maytag washing machine at Harvester Farm.
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Pouring Kerosene on Stove Fire

Date: 08 1927
Description: A woman pretends to pour kerosene on a hot stove as part of an International Harvester Agricultural Extension Department campaign to make families aware of...
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Silent Glow Oil Burner Booth

Date: 08 22 1929
Description: Sales personnel pose in the Silent Glow oil burner booth with an oil burning kitchen stove, furnaces, and portable styles of oil burners at the Dane Count...
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Pyrofax Gas Appliances Booth

Date: 08 22 1929
Description: Two salesmen posing in the Pyrofax gas appliance booth at the Dane County Fair.
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Railroad Car of Refrigerators

Date: 08 12 1928
Description: Men unloading Frigidaire refrigerators from New York Central/Cincinnati Northern railroad box car to truck. The delivery is for the Gay Brothers Apartments...
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Crysteel Electric Range Display

Date: 12 03 1926
Description: Crysteel Electric Range (stove) display at Park Hotel with mannequin and Santa Claus.
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Crysteel Electric Range Display

Date: 12 03 1926
Description: Crysteel Electric Range (stove) display at the Park Hotel, with a mannequin and Santa Claus.
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"Red Baby" Truck Carrying "One Minute" Washers

Date: 1924
Description: Curt Moore selling "one minute" washing machines to a farmer's wife. The washing machines are loaded in the back of an International "Red Baby" truck. The...
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Woman Washes Clothes with Power Washer

Date: 05 16 1928
Description: Woman washing clothes with a washing machine powered by a a McCormick-Deering 1 1/2 HP engine.
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Maytag Washing Machines on Truck

Date: 08 07 1928
Description: A young man is driving an International truck outfitted with a display of Maytag aluminum washers. The truck is on a residential street and has a Manitoba ...
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Men Loading International G-61 Truck

Date: 1921
Description: An International Harvester Model G-61 truck owned by the One Minute Manufacturing Co. carrying a shipment of One Minute Washers. The truck is parked in an ...
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Shooting Pool in a Shed

Date: 1921
Description: A man plays a game of pool in a cabin or shed. A wood-burning furnace is in the background.
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Bunn the Baker

Date: 1925
Description: Bunn the Baker, in chef's hat and apron and holding a rolling pin, stands beside a wood burning cook stove set up outdoors. A sign above the stove advertis...
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Sewing Machine Delivery Truck

Date: 1925
Description: View from across street of a small truck loaded with two "Singer Electric Sewing Machines" parked in front of a store. The store, identified as "The Hat S...
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Oil Stove Accident Prevention

Date: 08 1927
Description: A woman wearing an apron pouring oil into a hot stove at the International Harvester Hinsdale experimental farm, illustrating a dangerous scenario for Inte...
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Farmhouse Hazards

Date: 08 1927
Description: An unattended child turning the knobs of a gas stove in a farmhouse.
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Woman Washing Clothing

Date: 1925
Description: A woman wearing a dress and apron is using an "Easy Model H" wringer washing machine made by the Syracuse Washer Corporation.
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Woman Cooking on Electric Plate

Date: 10 1927
Description: A woman mixing food in a pot heated on an electric plate.
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Electric Cord on Nail

Date: 07 1926
Description: A man wearing a bow tie is toasting a piece of bread on an electric griddle with its cord hanging on a nail on the wall at International Harvester's Hinsda...

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