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Harnischfeger Food Drive

Date: 03 1946
Description: Harnischfeger workers aren't on strike but they do their bit every week to help those who are. This picture was taken at the end of a regular Wednesday mo...
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Anniversary of JFK Assassination

Date: 11 1964
Description: Delegates from the International Labor Press Association place a marker on the grave of President John F. Kennedy to mark the first anniversary of his deat...
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AFL v. CIO

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Description: Women workers at the Swift Company plant pass up literature passed out by AFL representatives before a National Labor Relations Board election. The Packing...
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Wilson Meatcutters Local

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Description: Exterior view of men walking into the Chicago headquarters of the Amalgamated Meatcutters and Butcher Workers Local 594, all employees of the Wilson Packin...
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Workers' Unity House

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Description: View across lawn toward the side of the Cottage and its corner tower. Part of the covered walkway is on the right. Women, men, and children are walking the...
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Workers' Unity House

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Description: A view of the tennis courts set among trees. The court in the foreground has a game in progress, with men and women watching on the sidelines.
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Workers' Unity House Garden

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Description: A view of the garden, with four men tending to the plants. In the background to the left are two large outbuildings connected by a smaller structure.
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Farm Equipment Workers Union Mass Meeting

Date: 11 05 1945
Description: Elevated view of members of the Farm Equipment Workers Union meeting in a parking lot of the McCormick Works factory located at the corner of Oakley and Bl...
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Farm Equipment Workers Union Leafletting

Date: 08 1946
Description: Members of the Farm Equipment Workers Union hand out leaflets at the International Harvester Co. plant during the Union's convention. A small crowd of peop...
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United Public Workers Parade/Demonstration

Date: 07 13 1946
Description: Part of a United Public Workers parade/demonstration on a downtown city street. A horse-drawn wagon carries some participants. Parade signs read "No Swivel...
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United Public Workers Parade/Demonstration

Date: 07 13 1946
Description: A United Public Workers parade/demonstration from an adjacent sidewalk. The line of participants including a horse-drawn wagon stretches into the distance....
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United Public Workers Parade/Demonstration

Date: 07 13 1946
Description: View from sidewalk of horse-drawn wagon on a tree-lined city street in a United Public Workers parade/demonstration. The wagon has a number of boys in it w...
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Support for Allis-Chalmers Strike

Date: 11 25 1946
Description: Demonstration march down city street in support of Allis-Chalmers, local 248, strike. Most of the marchers are women. Truck in front with megaphone reads "...
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Allis-Chalmers Factory Gate During Strike

Date: 11 25 1946
Description: Allis-Chalmers factory gate during strike. Railroad tracks are in the foreground and a large group of police officers stand inside of and coming out of the...
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Plankinton Meat Packing Strike

Date: 04 20 1948
Description: Striking workers and police outside of Plankinton Meat Packing. Strikers are standing on the cobblestone street and sidewalk holding signs that read "Don'...
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Union Members Marching

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Description: Members of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 880 march across a plaza in protest. Some are carrying signs shaped like giant pennies. Disab...
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Madison Improvement Corporation Meeting

Date: 06 16 1958
Description: Leaders in the Madison metropolitan area met to learn more about the Madison Improvement Corporation, whose purpose is to buy and develop land for the expa...
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The March on Washington

Date: 1981
Description: Poster with an illustration of people at the Washington Monument. The background is black, and the color pink is used on a sign that reads: "Solidarity," a...
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Emil Costello and Meyer Adelman

Date: 09 1943
Description: Two men pose outside a brick building. The man on the left is holding a rifle. Caption reads: "Thiensville (vicinity), Wis. Sept, 1943. Meyer Adelman and E...
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Meyer Adelman and Bridget Hursley

Date: 09 1943
Description: A man sorts vegetables into a basket while a girl looks on. Caption reads: "Thiensville (vicinity), Wis. Sept, 1943. Meyer Adelman and granddaughter of Met...

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