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Auto Safety Lane

Date: 08 04 1930
Description: Men inspecting automobiles in the "Safety Lane" on Wisconsin Avenue, sponsored by American Automobile Association (AAA).
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Grain Binder Hazards

Date: 07 1927
Description: A man is reaching into the moving packer arms of a grain binder, while another man is driving a team of horses pulling the machinery across a field at the ...
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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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Dangers of Moving Machinery

Date: 08 1927
Description: A man is climbing on a moving harvester-thresher (combine), illustrating an agricultural hazard for International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Depart...
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Ash Container

Date: 07 1927
Description: A man pouring ashes from a bucket into a larger metal container.
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Automobile Stopped at Railroad Crossing

Date: 04 23 1926
Description: A man stops his automobile at a railroad crossing while waiting for the train to cross a paved road. The traffic sign to the right of the car reads: "Railr...
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Men Sawing Wood

Date: 1926
Description: Three men use circular saws to cut wood in a forest. The tractor on the right appears to be providing belt-driven power to the saws.
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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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Fallen Silo

Date: 03 1926
Description: A man examines the base of a fallen wood silo.
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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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Man with Pulley

Date: 12 1926
Description: A man is pushing a running belt off a pulley on International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm, demonstrating a farm hazard.
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Men Putting Up Fence

Date: 1927
Description: Two men stretching wire while putting up a barbed wire fence on the Frank Laramore farm.
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Hitchhiker

Date: 06 1927
Description: A hitchhiker thumbing a ride from a passing car along a gravel road near Hinsdale. The photograph was staged to demonstrate a farm hazard.
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Stretching Fence Wire

Date: 09 1926
Description: A man is standing and directing another man who is driving a McCormick-Deering Farmall tractor for stretching a fence wire. The photograph was staged on In...
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Pedestrian Sign

Date: 05 26 1926
Description: A sign reading: "Walk on Left" is posted on a power line pole. A man is walking on the left side of a rural road in the background as a truck drives by.
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"No Parking" Sign

Date: 1926
Description: A sign reading: "No Parking on Pavement - State Law" is posted alongside a road, and in the background a man is standing in the line of traffic to inspect ...
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Man Near Scythe

Date: 06 1927
Description: A man is working to fix a wooden fence while standing near a scythe which is hanging from the branch of a nearby tree, demonstrating a farm hazard. A farm ...
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View from Atop Ladder Truck of Parade

Date: 1971
Description: Looking down the length of a fire engine ladder truck during a Fire Prevention Week Parade. On the right is a float with a picture of a child and the words...
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Bicycle Safety Instruction

Date: 1963
Description: Sterling Standiford, a State Trooper, talking to a group of local children on bicycle safety during National Bicycle Week. The activities took place outsid...

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