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Background imageLabor Collection: Ceramic artist working in her workshop with a potters wheel

Ceramic artist working in her workshop with a potters wheel, turning a vase, Geisenhausen, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Background imageLabor Collection: Royal Victoria Docks

Royal Victoria Docks
12th February 1980: Idle cranes inside the Royal Victoria Docks during the Dock strike. (Photo by Chris Ball/Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background imageLabor Collection: Working For Suffrage

Working For Suffrage
circa 1913: A crowd of women representing the various professions on a Womens Suffrage Movement parade through New York City. (Photo by Paul Thompson/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageLabor Collection: Food Convoy

Food Convoy
9th May 1926: Guarded by armoured cars and troops, a food convoy passes through Poplar after leaving Londons East India dock on its way to Hyde Park Depot during the General Strike

Background imageLabor Collection: Womens Trade Union

Womens Trade Union
circa 1913: Suffragettes carrying the banner of the Womens Trade Union League of New York on a Labour Day Parade through the city. (Photo by Paul Thompson/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageLabor Collection: The Conferral and Legitimation of Political Power to Charles X at Rheims on 29 May 1825

The Conferral and Legitimation of Political Power to Charles X at Rheims on 29 May 1825
1900s, 19th-century, aged, arts, black, black-and-white, black-white, character, copy, demonstration, demonstrations, depiction, depictions, digital, digitally, display, draw, drawing, drawings

Background imageLabor Collection: The Bombardment of Algiers by the French Fleet on 3 July 1830

The Bombardment of Algiers by the French Fleet on 3 July 1830
1900s, 19th-century, 3, aged, algerian, algier, arts, black, black-and-white, black-white, boat, boats, bunch of, character, copy, demonstration, demonstrations, depiction, depictions, deserted

Background imageLabor Collection: Franz von Holtzendorff, 14 October 1829

Franz von Holtzendorff, 14 October 1829
1 person, 14, 4, aged, arts, black, black-and-white, black-white, bunch of, character, copy, depiction, depictions, digital, digitally, display, draw, drawing, drawings, drawn, educator, educators

Background imageLabor Collection: Heinrich VII Prince Reuss of Koestritz

Heinrich VII Prince Reuss of Koestritz
1 person, 14, 2, aged, arts, black, black-and-white, black-white, body of water, character, constantinople, copy, depiction, depictions, digital, digitally, diplomat, diplomats, display, draw

Background imageLabor Collection: Anna Haverland, 8 January 1854

Anna Haverland, 8 January 1854
1 person, 8, actresses, aged, arts, authors, black, black-and-white, black-white, character, copy, depiction, depictions, digital, digitally, display, draw, drawing, drawings, drawn, eight, elder

Background imageLabor Collection: Charlotte Luise Antoinette von Schiller

Charlotte Luise Antoinette von Schiller
1 person, 9, aged, arts, black, black-and-white, black-white, character, copy, depiction, depictions, digital, digitally, display, draw, drawing, drawings, drawn, elder, europe's, female, figure

Background imageLabor Collection: Pope Leo XIII, born Vincenzo Gioacchino Pecci

Pope Leo XIII, born Vincenzo Gioacchino Pecci
1 person, 2, 20, aged, arts, black, black-and-white, black-white, building, buildings, catholic, character, christian, church building, churches, construction, copy, depiction, depictions, digital

Background imageLabor Collection: Heinrich Leo, 19 March 1799, 24 April 1878

Heinrich Leo, 19 March 1799, 24 April 1878
1 person, 19, aged, arts, black, black-and-white, black-white, character, copy, depiction, depictions, digital, digitally, display, draw, drawing, drawings, drawn, elder, europe's, figure

Background imageLabor Collection: View from Eggersberg, to Breisach am Rhein

View from Eggersberg, to Breisach am Rhein
aged, arts, baden-wuerttemberg, baden-wurttemberg, black, black-and-white, black-white, breisach am rhein, character, copy, depiction, depictions, deserted, digital, digitally, display, draw

Background imageLabor Collection: The Muenchner Volkstheater is a theatre in Munich

The Muenchner Volkstheater is a theatre in Munich
2 people, aged, arts, bavarian, bayern, black, black-and-white, black-white, building, buildings, character, construction, copy, cultural site, cultural sites, depiction, depictions, digital

Background imageLabor Collection: Building of the Imperial Chancellor in Berlin

Building of the Imperial Chancellor in Berlin
aged, arts, black, black-and-white, black-white, building, buildings, chancellors, character, construction, copy, depiction, depictions, digital, digitally, display, draw, drawing, drawings, drawn

Background imageLabor Collection: Ludwig Dessoir, original name Leopold Dessauer

Ludwig Dessoir, original name Leopold Dessauer
1 person, 15, 30, actors, aged, arts, black, black-and-white, black-white, character, copy, depiction, depictions, digit, digital, digitally, display, draw, drawing, drawings, drawn, elder

Background imageLabor Collection: Athens in ancient times, seen from Piraeus

Athens in ancient times, seen from Piraeus
aged, altertum, ancient times, antiquity, arts, athens, black, black-and-white, black-white, character, copy, depiction, depictions, deserted, digital, digitally, display, draw, drawing, drawings

Background imageLabor Collection: Auguste Wilbrandt-Baudius, born Auguste Baudius

Auguste Wilbrandt-Baudius, born Auguste Baudius
1, 1st, 30, actresses, aged, arts, auguste, austrian, black, black-and-white, black-white, character, copy, depiction, depictions, deserted, digital, digitally, display, draw, drawing, drawings

Background imageLabor Collection: Rudolf Brestel, 16 May 1816, 3 March 1881

Rudolf Brestel, 16 May 1816, 3 March 1881
1 person, 16, 3, aged, arts, austrian, black, black-and-white, black-white, bunch of, character, copy, depiction, depictions, digital, digitally, display, draw, drawing, drawings, drawn, elder

Background imageLabor Collection: August Wilhelm von Hofmann, 8 April 1818

August Wilhelm von Hofmann, 8 April 1818
1 person, 1818, 1818-1893, 5, 8, aged, arts, black, black-and-white, black-white, character, chemists, copy, depiction, depictions, digital, digitally, display, draw, drawing, drawings, drawn, eight

Background imageLabor Collection: Alpaca, Alpacas (Vicugna pacos) are captured for the shearing

Alpaca, Alpacas (Vicugna pacos) are captured for the shearing
4 people, aged, alpacas, america, animals, arts, black, black-and-white, black-white, captured, catch, catches, caught, character, copy, depiction, depictions, digital, digitally, display, draw

Background imageLabor Collection: Friedrich Paul Thumann, 5 October 1834

Friedrich Paul Thumann, 5 October 1834
19, 2 people, 5, aged, arts, black, black-and-white, black-white, character, copy, depiction, depictions, digital, digitally, display, draw, drawing, drawings, drawn, elder, europe's, figure

Background imageLabor Collection: The Maximilianeum in Munich, Bavaria

The Maximilianeum in Munich, Bavaria
aged, arts, bavarian, bayern, black, black-and-white, black-white, building, buildings, character, construction, copy, depiction, depictions, deserted, digital, digitally, display, draw, drawing

Background imageLabor Collection: Moritz Carriere, 5 March 1817, 19 January 1895

Moritz Carriere, 5 March 1817, 19 January 1895
1 person, 19, 5, aged, arts, black, black-and-white, black-white, character, copy, depiction, depictions, digital, digitally, display, draw, drawing, drawings, drawn, elder, europe's, figure

Background imageLabor Collection: The monument of Leonardo da Vinci in front of the entrance to the Victor Emanuel Gallery in Milan

The monument of Leonardo da Vinci in front of the entrance to the Victor Emanuel Gallery in Milan
2 people, aged, arts, black, black-and-white, black-white, character, copy, depiction, depictions, digital, digitally, display, draw, drawing, drawings, drawn, elder, entrance, entrances, entry

Background imageLabor Collection: Christoph Martin Wieland, 5 September 1733

Christoph Martin Wieland, 5 September 1733
2 people, 20, 5, aged, arts, black, black-and-white, black-white, character, christoph martin wieland, copy, depiction, depictions, digital, digitally, display, draw, drawing, drawings, drawn, elder

Background imageLabor Collection: Friedrich Rueckert, 16 May 1788

Friedrich Rueckert, 16 May 1788
1 person, 16, academic, aged, arts, black, black-and-white, black-white, character, copy, depiction, depictions, digital, digitally, display, draw, drawing, drawings, drawn, elder, europe's

Background imageLabor Collection: Munich originals from the 19th century

Munich originals from the 19th century
1900s, 19th-century, adam, aged, arts, bavarian, bayern, black, black-and-white, black-white, character, copy, depiction, depictions, deserted, digital, digitally, display, draw, drawing, elder

Background imageLabor Collection: The view of Rome at the time of Caesar

The view of Rome at the time of Caesar
100, 15, aged, arts, attraction, attractions, b.c

Background imageLabor Collection: The Gutenberg Monument in Frankfurt am Main

The Gutenberg Monument in Frankfurt am Main
3 people, aged, arts, black, black-and-white, black-white, body of water, character, copy, depiction, depictions, digital, digitally, display, draw, drawing, drawings, drawn, elder, europe's

Background imageLabor Collection: Two men are in an office, one sitting at a desk and the other on a chair

Two men are in an office, one sitting at a desk and the other on a chair
conversation, historical, artwork, attention, depiction, historic illustration, date, focused, attentiveness, historic, historical illustration, 11, 2 people, auf, jobs, contemporary, 1900s, focus

Background imageLabor Collection: Cartoon Depicting Slave, Master On Porch

Cartoon Depicting Slave, Master On Porch
(Original Caption) 1824-The great labor question from a southern point of view. Engraving, 1824

Background imageLabor Collection: Samuel Gompers Points While Speaking

Samuel Gompers Points While Speaking
Samuel Gompers makes a point, early in his career as a labor leader. (Photo by © Bettmann/CORBIS/Bettmann Archive)

Background imageLabor Collection: Women Delegates Of Knights Of Labor

Women Delegates Of Knights Of Labor
(Original Caption) Women delegates to the 1886 Convention of the Knights of Labor. Photograph

Background imageLabor Collection: Police in Wagon Being Attacked by Mob with Rocks

Police in Wagon Being Attacked by Mob with Rocks
(Original Caption) Illinois: The Anarchist. - Labor Troubles In Chicago.--A Police Patrol - Wagon Attacked By A Mob Of 12, 000 Rioters, May 3rd

Background imageLabor Collection: Miners Outside Gold Mine

Miners Outside Gold Mine
(Original Caption) Miners posing at the Republic Gold Mining Company in De Kaap, South Africa. Photo circa 1888

Background imageLabor Collection: Labor Class Arm and Hammer

Labor Class Arm and Hammer
(Original Caption) 1889- Picture shows an "Arm and Hammer" engraving to represent the laboring class. BPA2# 2783

Background imageLabor Collection: Threat of Strike Between Capital and Knights of Labor - Cartoon

Threat of Strike Between Capital and Knights of Labor - Cartoon
(Original Caption) Cartoon by Filiam, 1890. The threat of a strike between Capital and the Knights of Labor

Background imageLabor Collection: Labor Leader Samuel Gompers

Labor Leader Samuel Gompers
(Original Caption) Samuel Gompers (1850-1924), American labor leader. Photograph taken in Puerto Rico. Ca. 1890s-1900s

Background imageLabor Collection: Chinese Laborers On A Hand Car

Chinese Laborers On A Hand Car
(Original Caption) Chinese coolie labor on the Northwest Pacific Railway in the 1880s. Due to the scarcity of labor following the U.S

Background imageLabor Collection: Cartoon Warning Against Chinese Labor

Cartoon Warning Against Chinese Labor
(Original Caption) Cartoon warning cigar makers not to use Chinese labor

Background imageLabor Collection: Wpa Program Workers Widening Streets

Wpa Program Workers Widening Streets
(Original Caption) WPA Work Program: curb stones removed & street widened by making sidewalks narrower. Photo. ca. 1935

Background imageLabor Collection: Chinese Laborers During the Construction of the Rail Road

Chinese Laborers During the Construction of the Rail Road
(Original Caption) Montana: Chinese laborers during building of Northern Pacific Railroad. 1, 500 Chinese helped to complete the job

Background imageLabor Collection: 19th-Century Print of Men Casting Iron

19th-Century Print of Men Casting Iron
IRON CASTING IN THE 19TH CENTURY. COLORED DRAWING. COLOR SLIDE

Background imageLabor Collection: Delegates Listen To Speech

Delegates Listen To Speech
(Original Caption) The Triple Alliance Conference was opened this morning at the Caxton Hall

Background imageLabor Collection: Frank Tannenbaum and Rear of Truck

Frank Tannenbaum and Rear of Truck
(Original Caption) Frank Tannenbaum about to step onto the back of a truck. Ca. 1890-1920

Background imageLabor Collection: Elephant Carrying Giant Log Under Trunk

Elephant Carrying Giant Log Under Trunk
(Original Caption) Sri Lanka: View of an elephant being used to carry logs. Undated photograph

Background imageLabor Collection: Russian Laborers Pose In Front Of Shed

Russian Laborers Pose In Front Of Shed
(Original Caption) - Group photograph of Russian laborers posing in front of delapidated shed

Background imageLabor Collection: Crowd Of Workers In Factory Court; Wwii

Crowd Of Workers In Factory Court; Wwii
(Original Caption) Labor force: Vast crowd of workers in court yard of factory during World War II. Photograph

Background imageLabor Collection: Group Of Chinese Laborers

Group Of Chinese Laborers
(Original Caption) Peking, China: Group of Chinese laborers. Undated photograph

Background imageLabor Collection: Woman Factory Workers In World War II

Woman Factory Workers In World War II
(Original Caption) Woman factory workers during World War II

Background imageLabor Collection: English Factory Employing Women

English Factory Employing Women
(Original Caption) Women in Industry: Early English factory employing women exclusively. (Pen facctory in Birmingham). Undated woodcut

Background imageLabor Collection: Miners Panning In River

Miners Panning In River
(Original Caption) Auriferorus placers of the Tipuani Valley in Bolivia. Undated woodcut, after a drawing in watercolor by Deherrvpon. Undated engraving

Background imageLabor Collection: Engraving of the Haymarket Riot in Chicago

Engraving of the Haymarket Riot in Chicago
Haymarket Riot. The anarchist labour troubles in Chicago, Illinois. A police patrol wagon attacked by a mob 12, 000 rioters, May 3, 1886. Engraving

Background imageLabor Collection: Labor Leader John Mitchell

Labor Leader John Mitchell
(Original Caption) 1903-John Mitchell (1870-1919), labor leader who organized coal miner's strike in 1902. Photograph, 1903. Copyright 1903 by J. E. Purdy, Boston

Background imageLabor Collection: Labor Leader Samuel Gompers

Labor Leader Samuel Gompers
(Original Caption) 1908-Samuel Gompers (1850-1924) American Labor Leader. Photo taken in 1908

Background imageLabor Collection: Boy Working at a Mine

Boy Working at a Mine
(Original Caption) Mine "Tipple Boy", West Virginia coal mine. Photograph by Lewis Hine, 1908. BPA 2 #3116

Background imageLabor Collection: Group of People Looking for Movie Jobs

Group of People Looking for Movie Jobs
(Original Caption) Hollywood, CA: Employment office Hollywood, men, women, and children trying to get into flickers after production offices were moved to the West coast, ca. 1910

Background imageLabor Collection: Garment Workers Strike

Garment Workers Strike
(Original Caption) 1/1913-New York, NY: Photo shows the gathering of labor at the Garment Workers Strike in New York City

Background imageLabor Collection: Labor Leader Pat Quinlan

Labor Leader Pat Quinlan
(Original Caption) 1914-Photo shows Pat Quinlan, labor leader

Background imageLabor Collection: Women Wait in Front Employment Center

Women Wait in Front Employment Center
(Original Caption) 8/3/1941

Background imageLabor Collection: Labor Leaders Inspecting Swing Sing Pris

Labor Leaders Inspecting Swing Sing Pris
(Original Caption) 7/29/1915-New York: Labor leaders inspect Sing Sing Prison. Left to right: Eli White; Sam Gompers, AFL President; John Manning; Warden Osborne; J. E. Roach and H. D. Cole

Background imageLabor Collection: Labor Leaders Seated, Confer On Strike

Labor Leaders Seated, Confer On Strike
(Original Caption) 7/31/1915-Labor leaders of the New York Garment Workers confer on the advisability of calling a strike. From left to right: M. Israelson, A. Goldberg, M

Background imageLabor Collection: Women Delegates Meet to Aid Strikers

Women Delegates Meet to Aid Strikers
(Original Caption) 9/27/1916-New York, NY- Some of the women delegates who attended the meeting held at Beethoven Hall, New York City in aid of the striking car men. Standing, left to right: Sarah A

Background imageLabor Collection: Labor Leader Mother Jones

Labor Leader Mother Jones
(Original Caption) 12/18/1918-"Mother" Mary Jones, the famous labor leader who is now in San Francisco leading the fight for a new trial for Thomas J

Background imageLabor Collection: Crowd Of Men At Employment Office Desk

Crowd Of Men At Employment Office Desk
(Original Caption) 1919-Los Angeles, CA: Unemployment after World War I. Employment office in Los Angeles set up by American Legion. Photograph, 1919

Background imageLabor Collection: Striking Workers Walk by Covered Trucks

Striking Workers Walk by Covered Trucks
(Original Caption) 2/13/1919-Seattle, Washington-A general view of the Seattle strike

Background imageLabor Collection: Woman Heating Rivets @ Ship Yard - 1919

Woman Heating Rivets @ Ship Yard - 1919
(Original Caption) 6/3/1919-Puget Sound, WA- Sharp-pointed

Background imageLabor Collection: AFL Leaders at Labor Convention

AFL Leaders at Labor Convention
(Original Caption) 6/10/1919-Atlantic City, NJ- Members of the Executive Council of the American Federation of Labor pose for a group portrait at the Atlantic City Labor Convention

Background imageLabor Collection: Portrait of Samuel Gompers

Portrait of Samuel Gompers
(Original Caption) 6/10/1919-Atlantic City, NJ- Portrait of American Federation of Labor President Samuel Gompers at the Atlantic City Labor Convention

Background imageLabor Collection: Samuel Gompers Leading Wet Parade

Samuel Gompers Leading Wet Parade
(Original Caption) 6/14/1919-Washington, DC- Samuel Gompers leading a "wet" (anti-prohibition) parade

Background imageLabor Collection: Police Arrest a Steel Worker on Strike

Police Arrest a Steel Worker on Strike
(Original Caption) 9/19/1919-Pittsburgh, PA- Arresting steel strikers on Sept. 19, 1919. Here, a policeman is arresting a worker in the street. Filed 9/26/1919

Background imageLabor Collection: Striking Steelmill Workers Holding Bulletins

Striking Steelmill Workers Holding Bulletins
9/22/1919-Chicago, IL-ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: Steel strike at Illinois Steel Mills, Chicago. Photo shows strikers holding bulletins concerning a nation-wide strike

Background imageLabor Collection: Group of Picketers Confronting Men

Group of Picketers Confronting Men
(Original Caption) 9/24/1919-Gary, IN- Pickets on duty in the vicinity of the steel mill. The policeman is an interested spectator

Background imageLabor Collection: International Workers of the World Deputy George Hardy

International Workers of the World Deputy George Hardy
(Original Caption) Portrait shows George Hardy, deputy of the American Industrial Workers of the World

Background imageLabor Collection: Mexican Field Laborers in Cotton Field

Mexican Field Laborers in Cotton Field
12/1/1919-Texas: Photo shows Mexican field laborers at work on a Texas cotton plantation. These Mexicans were imported for the special work

Background imageLabor Collection: Senator Warren Harding Seated in Chair

Senator Warren Harding Seated in Chair
(Original Caption) 12/14/1919-Washington, DC- WITH THE NATION'S LAW MAKERS IN WASHINGTON. Photo shows Senator Warren G

Background imageLabor Collection: Worker Cuts Sugar Cane In Cuba

Worker Cuts Sugar Cane In Cuba
(Original Caption) 1/27/1920- Cuba: Cutting honey sugar cane in Cuba. A worker cuts a swath through a sugar cane field with a horse drawn cutter

Background imageLabor Collection: International Labor Office in Session

International Labor Office in Session
(Original Caption) 4/8/1920-London, England- International labor office is shown in session at the House of Lords

Background imageLabor Collection: Crowd At Free Employment Agency

Crowd At Free Employment Agency
(Original Caption) 8/18/1920-New York, NY:Out of the six thousand men and women who stormed New York's Free ERployment Agency at 60 LaFayette St. only 135 found jobs

Background imageLabor Collection: Parade of Unemployed on Way to Downing St

Parade of Unemployed on Way to Downing St
(Original Caption) 10/29/1920-London, England-Parade of unemployed on their way to Downing Street

Background imageLabor Collection: AFL Members Posing in Group Portrait

AFL Members Posing in Group Portrait
(Original Caption) 8/31/1921-Atlantic City, NJ- Members of the American Federation of Labor who are attending a conference at the Ambassador Hotel are shown here posing during one of their sessions

Background imageLabor Collection: Mary Anderson at Desk

Mary Anderson at Desk
(Original Caption) 12/23/1921- It's quite natural that a woman should head the Women's Bureau of the Labor Department. This is Miss Mary Anderson, who heads that bureau



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