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Labor Works For Highway Safety

Date: 1969
Description: Three men, including Governor Patrick J. Lucey, pose in front of a sign that reads: "Labor Works For Highway Safety. Make Labor Day Weekend A Safe, Pleasan...
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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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Damaged Eyeglasses

Date: 11 06 1935
Description: Eleven pairs of damaged eyeglasses or spectacles. The eyeglasses may have been worn by workers at International Harvester's Auburn Works (factory), or they...
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Farm Hazard: Keep Fingers Away from Sewing Machine

Date: 07 17 1926
Description: Staged scene of a woman sewing with a young child attempting to help. This photograph was taken for International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Depart...
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Fitting Safety Glasses at Tractor Works

Date: 1948
Description: Two men standing in a factory office at International Harvester's Tractor Works. One man is fitting safety glasses on the other man. Behind them is a poste...
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Dangers of Poor Eyesight

Date: 07 1927
Description: John Esch, sitting behind the wheel of an automobile, adjusting his eyeglasses while smoking a tobacco pipe. Photograph taken for International Harvester's...
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Gisholt Sight-Saving Program

Date: 02 25 1954
Description: William Farrell (left), Ida Holman, and Robert George at the opening of Gisholt's sight-safety program.
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Hunters' Gun Safety Instruction

Date: 11 1953
Description: Two youthful hunters, Denny Reul and Tom Goedell of Madison, watching Jerry Teesdale pointing out the vital points a hunter must hit to get his buck at a t...
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Breathalyzer Test Demonstration

Date: 05 14 1964
Description: James Cowan touches his nose after drinking beer in preparation for a demonstration of police breathylizer tests and reactions of alcohol on potential driv...
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Pedestrian Safety Citation 1963

Date: 09 04 1964
Description: Two men are holding a special award which reads: Pedestrian Safety Citation 1963. Monona, Wisconsin is cited for its record of No Pedestrian Deaths as repo...
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Gisholt Workers Posing with Safety Sign

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Description: Workers posing outside a factory building at Gisholt Machine Company by a large sign for an employee contest that reads: "Safety Pays at Gisholt." The sign...

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