Poster
Sign Bearing Safety Message
Industrial safety poster warning against carelessness around elevators. Includes an image of a woman scrubbing floors. |
Image ID: | 48798 |
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Creation Date: | circa 1921 |
Creator Name: | International Harvester Company |
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Collection Name: | International Harvester Company photo albums, circa 1899-1965 |
Genre: | Poster |
Original Format Type: | prints, photomechanical |
Original Format Number: | MCC MSS 7Z, Album 167, Pg.62 |
Original Dimensions: | 9.5 x 7.75 inches |
The poster reads, "Carelessness Made a Scrub Woman of His Wife; Her story: 'My husband was killed on an elevator in the factory. In a careless moment he tried to jump on the elevator after it had started up. He was caught and crushed. So I had to go to work down town scrubbing nights in a big building to support my three children.' Warning! This woman's story should convice you beyond all doubt that you should be careful getting on and off elevators. Wait Until Elevator Stops." |
Indoor photography |
Cleaning |
Women |
Agricultural machinery industry |
Signs and signboards |
Work clothes |
Accidents |
Industrial safety |
Prevention |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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