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Photograph

Danger of Loose Matches

Date: 08 1927
Description: A man reaching for loose matches carried in his pocket while holding a tobacco pipe in his other hand. The photograph was taken on International Harvester'...
Photograph

"Bum" Asleep in Hay

Date: 06 1927
Description: A transient man asleep in a pile of hay at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm. Photograph taken for International Harvester's Agricultura...
Photograph

Smoking Near Gasoline

Date: 06 1927
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...
Photograph

Smoking Near Haystack

Date: 10 1926
Description: Two men are resting against a haystack while smoking pipes. The photograph was staged at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm to demonstrat...
Photograph

Gun Safety

Date: 12 1926
Description: A man smoking a pipe is pulling a gun by the muzzle out from the back seat of an automobile, while another man holding a gun is standing beside him. The sc...
Book or Pamphlet

Welcome To Fear City

Date: 
Description: Guidelines prepared and distributed as a public service by the Council For Public Safety in New York, NY. A pamphlet survival guide for visitors to the cit...

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