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Labor Strike Collection

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: Mine Striker with Family in Front of Tent

Mine Striker with Family in Front of Tent
(Original Caption) 12/8/1920-Red Jacket, WV-A miner poses with his wife and four children in front of their tent at the striker's camp

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: Rail Road Strike In Baltimore

Rail Road Strike In Baltimore
(Original Caption) Baltimore, MD: Railroad strike in Baltimore, 1887. The Sixth Maryland Regiment fighting its way through Baltimore

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: Child Textile Workers Holding Protest Signs During Strike

Child Textile Workers Holding Protest Signs During Strike
(Original Caption) Philadelphia: Juvenile textile workers on strike in Philadelphia

Background imageLabor Strike 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 Strike Collection: Flag Bearing Street Car Workers Protesting on Strike

Flag Bearing Street Car Workers Protesting on Strike
(Original Caption) Ohio: Parade of striking street car men in Cincinnati

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: Homestead Strike

Homestead Strike
(Original Caption) 1892-The homestead strike, 1892. Pinkertons leaving the barges after surrendering, escorted by armed Union men. Engraving by W.P. Snyder, after photograph by Dabbs, 7/16/1892

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: Infantry Company Poses Beside Train

Infantry Company Poses Beside Train
The 15th United States Infantry Company C, called in by President Cleveland to help break up a railroad strike against the Pullman Palace Car Company

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: Wrecking Crew at Work in Railroad Yard

Wrecking Crew at Work in Railroad Yard
(Original Caption) 07/1894-Chicago- The great railway strike of 1894. Miles of burned freight cars in the railroad yards of Chicago

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: Burning of 600 Freight Cars on Panhandle

Burning of 600 Freight Cars on Panhandle
(Original Caption) 7/6/1894-Chicago, IL- Picture shows the burning of 600 freight cars on the Panhandle Railroad, south of 50th Street

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: Adam Clayton Powell Speaking At Podium

Adam Clayton Powell Speaking At Podium
(Original Caption) Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. speaking at the Harlem Bus Strike meeting

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: Line Of Marching Policemen In Village

Line Of Marching Policemen In Village
(Original Caption) Cornwall, England- A posse of police from Cardiff and its district have been drafted into Cornwall to guard the china clay pits in the St

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: Man Holds Anti-Dupont Sign Before Diner

Man Holds Anti-Dupont Sign Before Diner
(Original Caption) An African-American man smoking a cigar holds a sign that says, "The Du Ponts Against the People

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: Army At Aviation Plant/Strike

Army At Aviation Plant/Strike
(Original Caption) Inglewood, CA: The U.S. Army settles a vital defense strike at the North American Aviation Co. plant at Inglewood, CA. Photograph. ca. 1940

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: Men On Strike W/Signs/Larger Pensions

Men On Strike W/Signs/Larger Pensions
(Original Caption) Men on strike with pickets asking for larger pensions. Ca. 1910s-1920s

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: Walter Reuther Leading Protesters

Walter Reuther Leading Protesters
(Original Caption) United Auto Workers Union President Walter Reuther (right and holding sign)

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: The Homestead Strike At Carnegie Steel

The Homestead Strike At Carnegie Steel
(Original Caption) Picture shows the Homestead Strike of 1892. a shield was used by strikers at Carnegie Steel Works showing a chain to anchor cannon. Drawn by G.W. Peters after a photograph

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: Women Supporting Auto Strike

Women Supporting Auto Strike
Women picket in support of their menfolk working at the automobile factories

Background imageLabor Strike 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 Strike Collection: Militia Keeping Strikers Away from Mills

Militia Keeping Strikers Away from Mills
(Original Caption) Lawrence, MA: Strikes. Militia keeping strikers away from mills to prevent violence. Photograph 1912.BPA2# 2798

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: The Edgewood Mine Strike of 1912

The Edgewood Mine Strike of 1912
(Original Caption) 1912-Edgewood, MD: A scene from the Edgewood mine strike of 1912 shows men with rifles are shown kneeling and standing

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: Armed Men at Edgewood Mine Strike

Armed Men at Edgewood Mine Strike
(Original Caption) 12/1912-Edgewood, NJ: Armed men stand atop railroad cars, during the Edgewood mine strike

Background imageLabor Strike 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 Strike Collection: Garment Workers on Strike

Garment Workers on Strike
(Original Caption) 1/1913-Photo shows the Garment Workers who are striking, posed on the steps to a building

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: People at Garment Workers Strike Rally

People at Garment Workers Strike Rally
(Original Caption) 1913-New York, NY: Photo shows a general view of the crowd at a garment strike rally

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: Silk Strikers Demonstrate in Town

Silk Strikers Demonstrate in Town
(Original Caption) 2/25/1913-Paterson, New Jersey- Silk strikers at Turn Hall

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: Wobblies Marching in Manhattan

Wobblies Marching in Manhattan
Women of the Industrial Workers of the World march to Madison Square Garden in support of the Patterson Silk Strike of 1913

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: Armed Miners Grouped by White Tents

Armed Miners Grouped by White Tents
(Original Caption) 4/1914-Trinidad, CO- United Mine Workers military headquarters. Photo shows some of the armed miners involved in the coal strike war of the Ludlow mines. Filed 5/5/1914

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: Coffins Pass in Front of Catholic Church

Coffins Pass in Front of Catholic Church
(Original Caption) 4/1914- Trinidad, CO: Mourners watch as coffins of victims of the Ludlow coal miner's strike war pass by in front of the Catholic Church at Ludlow. Filed 5/5/1914

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: Coal Miners Standing on Platform

Coal Miners Standing on Platform
(Original Caption) 4/1914- Trinidad, CO- A large group of coal miners on strike watching soldiers (not pictured) at the Ludlow Tent Colony

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: Chavez's Hole at Ludlow Tent Colony

Chavez's Hole at Ludlow Tent Colony
This hole was dug under one of the tents as a shelter from the Colorado State Militia machine guns

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: Strikers in United Miners of America Office

Strikers in United Miners of America Office
(Original Caption) 4/1914-Trinidad, CO- During the coal miner's strike, a large group of strikers pose for a photo inside the United Miner's of America office in Trinidad. Photo filed 5/4/1914

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: Coal Miners Children at U.M.A. School

Coal Miners Children at U.M.A. School
(Original Caption) 4/1914- Trinidad, CO: Children of coal miners in a United Miners of America school

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: Italian Family in Tent Colony Before War

Italian Family in Tent Colony Before War
(Original Caption) 4/1914- Trinidad, CO: The Ludlow mines coal strike war of 1914. Armando Pilizzari, leader of the Italians

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: Men Amongst Ruins of Forbes Tent Colony

Men Amongst Ruins of Forbes Tent Colony
(Original Caption) 4/1914-Trinidad, Colorado: Men and boys, some eating, stand around the snow-covered ruins of the Forbes Tent Colony which was destroyed by U.S. Militia in the Coal Strikers War

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: Volunteers Help Feed Striking Miners

Volunteers Help Feed Striking Miners
(Original Caption) 4/1914- Trinidad, CO: Volunteer cooks and waiter from sister states help feed the strikers during the coal miner's strike at Ludlow tent camp

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: J.W. Brown, National Miners Organizer

J.W. Brown, National Miners Organizer
(Original Caption) 4/25/1914- Trinidad, CO: J.W. Brown, national organizer arriving at Trinidad, on horseback in advance of five-hundred armed coal miners

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: Alex Berkman Speaking at Rally

Alex Berkman Speaking at Rally
(Original Caption) 5/1/1914-I.W.W. meeting in sympathy with the Laidlaw, Colorado strikers. Alex Berkman is shown speaking

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: Crowd of IWW Members Demonstrate in Union Square

Crowd of IWW Members Demonstrate in Union Square
(Original Caption) 5/1/1914-New York, NY: I. W. W. are shown in Union Square protesting the Colorado Coal strike violence

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: Miner Greets 5Th Cavalryman on Train

Miner Greets 5Th Cavalryman on Train
(Original Caption) 5/4/1914- Trinidad

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: Militiamen and Machine Gun

Militiamen and Machine Gun
Colorado State Militia machine gunners and hired strike breakers overlook the tent camp of the miners and their families at Ludlow, Colorado

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: Burning Camp During Mine Striker's War

Burning Camp During Mine Striker's War
(Original Caption) 4/1914- Trinidad, CO- The Coal Strikers War of April 1914

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: Strikers Behind Oil Tanks with Smoke from Guns

Strikers Behind Oil Tanks with Smoke from Guns
(Original Caption) 7/22/1915-Bayonne, NJ- RIOTING AT STANDARD OIL PLANT IN BAYONNE, NJ, DURING THE GREAT STRIKES NOW ON

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: Striking Workers Surround Ambulance

Striking Workers Surround Ambulance
(Original Caption) 7/22/1915-Bayonne, NJ- RIOTING AT STANDARD OIL COMPANY IN BAYONNE, NJ, DURING THE GREAT STRIKES NOW ON

Background imageLabor Strike 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 Strike Collection: Striking Telephone Operators Posing While on Picket Duty

Striking Telephone Operators Posing While on Picket Duty
(Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: Steel Strikers with Strike Notices

Steel Strikers with Strike Notices

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: Women Steel Mill Strikers In Gary 1919

Women Steel Mill Strikers In Gary 1919
(Original Caption) Ford car crowded with women strikers waving literature during steel strike in Gary, IN, 1919

Background imageLabor Strike 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 Strike Collection: Police Patrol with Machine Gun on Truck

Police Patrol with Machine Gun on Truck
(Original Caption) 5/6/1919-Lawrence, Massachusetts- A machine gun mounted on a police truck that is patrolling the streets of Lawrence, MA

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: People Crowd Walkway on Brooklyn Bridge

People Crowd Walkway on Brooklyn Bridge
(Original Caption) 8/6/1919-New York

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: Picketing Chorus Girls with Raised Arms

Picketing Chorus Girls with Raised Arms
(Original Caption) 8/11/1919-New York, New York-This photo shows a squad of actress pickets leaving the Actors Equity Association headquarters

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: Actors Strike

Actors Strike

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: Actors Strike

Actors Strike
(Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: Actress Pickets Pose on Rooftop

Actress Pickets Pose on Rooftop
(Original Caption) 8/13/1919- Yes siree, a strike does cause privation. Think of it

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: Striking Chorus Girls in Cars with Sign

Striking Chorus Girls in Cars with Sign
(Original Caption) 8/15/1919-New York, New York-Billie Mason, a striking chorus girl

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: Chorus Girls with Actors Equity Signs

Chorus Girls with Actors Equity Signs
(Original Caption) 8/15/1919-New York, New York-Striking chorus girls leaving the Actor's Equity Association headquarters for a parade along Broadway

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: Veterans and Members of Actors Equity Association

Veterans and Members of Actors Equity Association
(Original Caption) 8/18/1919-New York, New York- Ex-service men, members of the Actors Equity Association and now on strike, as they marched in the parade of the striking actors up Broadway

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: Striking Actors Equity Member with Picket Sign Under Umbrella

Striking Actors Equity Member with Picket Sign Under Umbrella
(Original Caption)

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: Actors March on Strike

Actors March on Strike
(Original Caption) 8/18/1919-New York, New York-The parade of the striking actors and actresses passing through Broadway at Columbus Circle

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: Marie Dressler Speaking to Strikers

Marie Dressler Speaking to Strikers
(Original Caption) 8/20/1919-New York, New York- Marie Dressler, queen of em all

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan Speaking

Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan Speaking
(Original Caption) 8/22/1919-New York, New York- Miss Helen Keller, America's most famous blind, deaf and dumb woman, addressing a meeting of striking actors at the Lesington Opera House

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: Rioters During a Police Strike

Rioters During a Police Strike
Rioters clash with National Guardsmen called in by Massachusetts Governor Calvin Coolidge during a strike by Boston police officers

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: Policeman Talking to Soldier on Horse

Policeman Talking to Soldier on Horse
(Original Caption) 9/1919-Boston, Massachusetts: One of the few policemen (only 427 out of 1, 544), who remain on duty during the Boston police strike

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: Natl Guardsmen In Front/Store/Police Str

Natl Guardsmen In Front/Store/Police Str
(Original Caption) 9/11/1919-Boston, MA- Massachusetts National Guardsmen on duty in front of the Iver Johnson Sporting Goods store in Boston

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: State Militiamen Direct Street Traffic

State Militiamen Direct Street Traffic
(Original Caption) 9/12/1919-Boston, MA- BOSTON POLICE STRIKE... State Militiamen acting as traffic policemen on Tremont Street

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: People Striking Against Taxes

People Striking Against Taxes
(Original Caption) Tax Strike in Paris

Background imageLabor Strike 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 Strike 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 Strike Collection: Strike Agitator Addressing Crowd

Strike Agitator Addressing Crowd
(Original Caption) 9/24/1919-Gary, Indiana- A strike agitator addressing the strikers at a mass meeting at East End Park

Background imageLabor Strike 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 Strike Collection: Leaders at Steel Strike Meeting

Leaders at Steel Strike Meeting
(Original Caption) 9/24/1919-Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania- A conference of leaders of the steel strike at the Pittsburgh headquarters

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: Police in Front of Hall During Strikers Meeting

Police in Front of Hall During Strikers Meeting
(Original Caption) 9/27/1919-Rankin, PA- Local Police and Special Duputy Shefiffs lined up in front of the Public Hall in Rankin, PA, while a meeting of steel strikers was in progress

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: Hyme Kaplan Behind Bars

Hyme Kaplan Behind Bars
(Original Caption) 1/6/1920-Deer Island, Boston, MA- Photo shows Hyme Kaplan, one of the Reds taken by federal agents, behind the bars of his cell on Deer Island, Boston

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: Women with Signs Urge 'No Coal For England'

Women with Signs Urge "No Coal For England"
(Original Caption) 9/22/1920- Boston, MA- Boston women pickets are centering their drive to prevent the export of coal to that England

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: People and Tents in Striking Miners Camp

People and Tents in Striking Miners Camp
(Original Caption) 12/6/1920- Red Jacket, WV- Scene in the tent city at Red Jacket, West Virginia. Photo shows adults and children

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: Women Riding in Jitney Trucks

Women Riding in Jitney Trucks
Jitney truck carrying women workers to east New York City during a labor strike in 1921

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: Strike in Johannesburg

Strike in Johannesburg
(Original Caption) Johannesburg, South Africa- At one of the mines near Johannesburg, the mine workers are up in arms and fighting against the british troops here

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: Homeless Strikers in Abandoned Factory

Homeless Strikers in Abandoned Factory
(Original Caption) 2/20/1922-Berlin, Germany- BERLIN STRIKE. This photo shows that strikers are without homes and find scant shelter in old deserted buildings, such as those seen here

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: View of Freight Train Stations

View of Freight Train Stations
(Original Caption) First Photos of Great German Strike. A view of the main freight train stations in Berlin, which is tied up as a result of the great strike that has paralyzed German industries

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: View of Mill Strikers During Protest

View of Mill Strikers During Protest
(Original Caption) Here is a contingent of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, mill strikers parading thru the streets on their way to the Jenckes mill where a riot ensued

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: Striking Miners

Striking Miners
(Original Caption) A Scene at the Johannesburg Strike

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: Detectives with Chained suspects

Detectives with Chained suspects
(Original Caption) West Virginia: More Mine Prisoners arrested. Here is a group of prisoners taken after the pitched battle that raged about the Richmond Mining Co. Plant at Cliftonville, W. Va

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: Strikers Parading in Buffalo

Strikers Parading in Buffalo
(Original Caption) July 22, 1922. Scene in Buffalo During Car Strike

Background imageLabor Strike Collection: Obstruction of Street Car During Strike

Obstruction of Street Car During Strike
(Original Caption) July 22, 1922. Scene in Buffalo During Car Strike



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