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| Date: | 07 17 1926 |
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| Description: | Staged scene of two young boys near a window with one reaching for a shotgun. This photograph was taken for International Harvester's Agricultural Extensio... |
| Date: | 05 19 1937 |
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| Description: | Harry Stiles and Converse Hettinger, two school safety patrol boys from Portage, Wisconsin, on their way to a national safety patrol conclave in Washington... |
| 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: | 1927 |
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| Description: | A woman sitting at a kitchen table wearing a visor, leaning over a book while a lit oil lamp is nearby. Also on the table are a newspaper, additional books... |
| Date: | 08 1927 |
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| Description: | A woman moves a curtain out of the way of an electrical fan sitting on a desk. Near the fan are some books, a floral arrangement, and a notepad. Outdoors, ... |
| Date: | 07 1927 |
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| 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. |
| Date: | 05 05 1926 |
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| Description: | A child sits on top of a pile of straw while another sits below it. A horse is in a pasture in the background. Photograph taken for International Harvester... |
| Date: | 04 24 1926 |
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| Description: | Children walking along the side of a road in front of a one-room schoolhouse as an automobile approaches from behind. Other children are playing in the sch... |
| Date: | 04 24 1926 |
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| Description: | A child wearing a coat and hat is throwing rocks into an open cistern in what appears to be an alleyway between two buildings. The wooden cistern lid is ly... |
| Date: | 1926 |
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| Description: | Close-up view of a pile of garbage in a farmhouse attic consisting of metal pieces, pipes, machine parts, and other items. |
| Date: | 02 1928 |
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| Description: | A man is standing alongside a dirt road while changing a rear tire on an automobile, blocking the taillight and demonstrating a farm hazard. |
| Date: | 06 1926 |
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| Description: | Bottles of poison are stored near medicines and toiletries in a medicine cabinet. The photograph was staged at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimen... |
| Date: | 06 1927 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 05 26 1926 |
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| Description: | A sign reading: "Walk on Left" is posted on a power line pole. A man is walking on the left side of a rural road in the background as a truck drives by. |
| Date: | 05 1926 |
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| Description: | A sign reading: "Look Curve L." is posted along the side of a paved road. An automobile is on the road in the background. |
| 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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