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Manure Pile Near House

Date: 04 1926
Description: View of a manure pile near a barn. Used to demonstrate the dangers of placing waste too near to a house. A rooster is standing atop the pile, and a bicycle...
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Dangers while Unhitching Horses

Date: 07 1927
Description: A man unhitches horses from a wagon. Photograph taken for International Harvester's Agricultural Department to illustrate the dangers of leaving one tug un...
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Dangers of Firearms

Date: 08 1927
Description: A man removing shotgun shells from a firearm before placing it in storage at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm.
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Dangerous Barn Lighting

Date: 06 1927
Description: A boy using a shovel cleans up after a horse in a stable at Rogers farm while an oil lamp hangs from a wire above him.
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Dangers While Chopping Wood

Date: 06 1927
Description: Two men chop wood beside a wooden shed at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm. One man raises an axe while steadying a piece of wood with ...
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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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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 Disposing of Ashes

Date: 04 23 1926
Description: A woman wearing a dress and bonnet empties a pail of ashes into a refuse pile in the front yard of a farmhouse.
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Children Playing on Basement Foundation Ruins

Date: 04 23 1926
Description: Two children playing on the stone foundation of a basement which appears to have been damaged by fire. A farmhouse with two automobiles parked nearby are i...
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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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Farm Tool Arrangement

Date: 04 1926
Description: View of multiple farm implements organized against a wall inside a barn or shed at Cutten Farms.
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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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Man Approaching Open Cellar Door

Date: 03 1926
Description: A man holding a large crate in his arms approaches an open bulkhead cellar door while walking on the porch of a farmhouse.
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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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