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Man Pumping Water at Well

Date: 04 19 1926
Description: A man uses a well to pump water into a metal bucket while standing in front of a farmhouse.
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Rotten Well Covering

Date: 03 1926
Description: A child sits on a rotten wooden well covering while playing in the mud with a piece of metal and holding a can marked "Salted Pecans." An automobile is in ...
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Rotten Well Covering

Date: 03 1926
Description: A rotting and broken wooden well covering around a well pump near a field.
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Leaky Top of Well

Date: 02 1928
Description: A boy wearing a winter coat and hat is pumping water from a well into ladles two other boys are holding. A shed, wheelbarrow, and wood scraps are in the ba...
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Wooden Water Pump

Date: 05 26 1926
Description: A man using a wooden pump to fill a metal pail with water. The photograph was staged to demonstrate a hazard found on farms.

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