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AAA Tour Cars

Date: 05 14 1944
Description: Men doing a periodic rotation of the synthetic and recapped tires on one of the two cars parked in front of the Park Hotel, and participating in the Americ...
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Dangerous Operating Position

Date: 07 1927
Description: A man driving a team of four horses while standing on the front standard of a wagon loaded with what appears to be hay. Photograph taken for International ...
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Danger of Binder Reels

Date: 07 1927
Description: A man is reaching in between reels on a grain binder hitched to several horses on the farm of Peter Ricker.
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Children Too Near Grain Binder

Date: 07 1927
Description: Two children are walking closely behind a man operating a grain binder pulled by a team of four horses through a field, illustrating the dangers of standin...
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Farm Machinery Dangers

Date: 1927
Description: A man puts his hand into a McCormick-Deering 15-30(?) tractor to reach the running belt at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm.
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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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Automobile Accident

Date: 1926
Description: Men examine the wreckage of an automobile resting on the edge of a foundation near a collapsed bridge. A portion of a crane can be seen in the background a...
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Leaning Shed

Date: 03 1926
Description: Exterior view of a deteriorating wooden shed surrounded by an animal shelter, farm equipment, and other farm buildings. The painted sign on the shed reads:...
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Putting Belt on Pulley

Date: 1926
Description: A man putting a tractor belt on a pulley while the machine is in operation, demonstrating a farm hazard. Taken at International Harvester's Hinsdale experi...
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Danger of Silage Cutter

Date: 1926
Description: A man is working on silage cutter knives while the machine is in operation, demonstrating a farm hazard.
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Changing Tire at Night

Date: 02 1928
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.
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Clogged Silo Filler Knives

Date: 10 04 1926
Description: A man is reaching into a running machine to clean clogged silo filler blades, demonstrating farm hazards on International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental...
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Man Standing on Barrel

Date: 06 1927
Description: A man is standing on a wooden barrel which is resting on a wooden box on concrete entrance steps near a door. He is using a hammer to fix a window frame. T...
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Electric Wires and Railroad Tracks

Date: 03 1928
Description: Power lines along both sides of railroad tracks running through a rural area.
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International Truck Advertising Proof with Truck Driver and Boy

Date: 09 30 1950
Description: Advertising proof for International trucks, featuring a color photograph of a boy on a bicycle talking to a man with a truck behind them. Includes the text...
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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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