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Staircase Danger

Date: 07 1927
Description: A girl holding a long coat or blanket, a broom, and a dustpan while descending a flight of stairs at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm.
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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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Lamp Too Close to Wall

Date: 07 1927
Description: Close-up view of an oil lamp attached too close to the wall of the International Harvester experimental farm so that a trail of soot stains the wallpaper.
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Barn Ruins

Date: 06 1927
Description: Smoke rises from the remnants of a barn and silo ruined by fire.
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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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Hazards of Messy Workspace

Date: 04 24 1925
Description: Interior view of a unkempt work space inside a shed or barn. There are wood shavings, dirty rags, and gloves lying beneath the work bench.
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Old Farm Machinery

Date: 04 23 1926
Description: Exterior view of a barnyard littered with old farm machinery and piled wood.
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Woman Washing Wooden Porch

Date: 04 23 1926
Description: A woman wearing a dress, hat, and stockings uses a mop and bucket to wash a damaged wooden porch attached to a farmhouse.
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Children Climbing Windmill

Date: 04 23 1926
Description: Two girls climb the base of a windmill surrounded by farm buildings.
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Broken Steps

Date: 04 19 1925
Description: View of the door leading into a grainery, with broken floorboards and wooden steps.
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Farmhouse and Barnyard

Date: 04 1926
Description: Chickens stand in a barnyard surrounding a farmhouse. The photograph was taken for International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department to illustrat...
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Children Alone in Farmhouse

Date: 04 1926
Description: Exterior view of two girls standing at the closed window of a farmhouse while their parents are away. Photograph taken for International Harvester's Agricu...
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Man Adjusting Wagon Reins

Date: 04 1926
Description: A man stands on the tongue of a wagon to fix the reins on a horse at Cutten Farms. A barn and other farm buildings are in the background.
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Man Climbing Windmill

Date: 04 1926
Description: A man climbs the base of a windmill at Cutten Farms. Fences, a farm building, and a silo are around the windmill.
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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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Sloping Porch

Date: 03 1926
Description: A man holding a bundle of logs is opening the screen door on a farmhouse with a deteriorating front porch.
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Carrying Bag to Attic

Date: 03 1926
Description: A man carries a burlap bag over his shoulder as he ascends a flight of stairs leading to an attic.
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Fallen Silo

Date: 03 1926
Description: A man examines the base of a fallen wood silo.
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Cows in Barnyard

Date: 1926
Description: A bull and cows stand in a barnyard at what is possibly International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm. Piles of hay are in the background near a bar...
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Descending Stairs without Railing

Date: 03 1926
Description: A man carrying a burlap bag over his shoulder descends a flight of wooden stairs without a railing.

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