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Quitting Time at McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of workers filing out of the gates of the McCormick Reaper Works at the end of a work day. The factory became part of the International Harve...
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Children and Adults Participating in Milwaukee Labor Day Parade

Date: 09 03 1945
Description: The 6th Ward Contingent represented a community on the march. Black men, women and children from the CIO and AF of L, from small business, brought a messa...
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Christmas Returns

Date: 12 26 1982
Description: A Target retail store is flooded with customers returning Christmas gifts.
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Workers Leaving McCormick Works

Date: 09 20 1928
Description: Stream of factory workers leaving International Harvester's McCormick Works. A sign along the front of the factory reads: "'Quality is the Foundation of ou...
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C.W.A. Pay Station

Date: 12 09 1933
Description: Men crowd around the newly opened Dane County C.W.A. Pay Station at the corner of West Dayton and North Carroll Streets to pick up paychecks.
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C.W.A. Pay Station

Date: 12 09 1933
Description: Hundreds of men are crowded around the newly opened Dane County C.W.A. pay station, at the corner of West Dayton and North Carroll Streets.
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100,000th International Farmall Celebration

Date: 1930
Description: Elevated view over crowd towards an executive who is speaking to workers assembled by the receiving department at Farmall Works to celebrate the 100,000th ...
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Philip La Follette and Labor Crowd

Date: 09 20 1930
Description: View over crowd towards Philip La Follette, the son of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., campaigning for governor before a large crowd of workers near the Allis ...
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50,000 Ford Motor Company Employees

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Description: Thousands of employees appear in a composite photograph representing 50,000 employees of the Ford Motor Company. A company building reading "Ford Motor Com...
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Official British Labor Commission

Date: 03 1918
Description: A large group of men in overcoats and hats posing together with a sign that reads: "Official British Labor Commission, W.A. Appleton — Joshua Butterworth, ...
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Harvester Employees(?) Grouped for Parade

Date: 1918
Description: Group of men and women, many holding American flags, on top of and around a wagon or an International truck on a city street. The truck has a banner which ...
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Milwaukee Harvester Works

Date: 1912
Description: Exterior view of the Milwaukee Harvester Works. View from hill towards a large crowd of workers, mainly men and boys, posing in front of the factory in an ...
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Registration and Information Booth at "A Century of Progress"

Date: 06 30 1933
Description: People standing around the International Harvester information and registration booth at the "A Century of Progress" world's fair. The sign attached to the...
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Chattanooga Packinghouse Worker Strike

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Description: Strike of Chattanooga Packinghouse Workers. A number of workers, one holding a picket sign, are sitting on a railroad track.
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Shell Labor Rally

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Description: Shell labor rally at an unknown location. Signs include the sayings, "Equal Pay for Women," "Negro and White, Unite and Fight," and "Let the Packers Pay O...
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100,000th Farmall Celebration

Date: 1930
Description: Elevated view over crowd of people towards a man standing on a platform, possibly Cyrus McCormick III. He is speaking to a large group of people gathered o...
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International Truck at Indianapolis 500 Race

Date: 05 30 1938
Description: A photographer uses the bed of an International truck parked on the outskirts of a crowd to take photographs at the Indianapolis 500 race. Other photograph...
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First AFL-CIO Convention

Date: 1955
Description: Elevated view of the first national convention after the merger of the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations.
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Picket Duty

Date: 1956
Description: Members of Local 167 of the United Packinghouse Workers of America employed by the Swift Company in South St. Paul signing up for strike duty.
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Jobs Now Rally

Date: 04 26 1975
Description: Speakers platform for the Jobs Now Rally called by the AFL-CIO at R.F. Kennedy Stadium. The rally was called to draw attention to the problems caused by th...

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