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General Labor Strike at Allis Reliance Works
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Edward P. Allis Reliance Works under the protection of the Wisconsin State Militia during the first general labor strike. The strike is also known as the Eight Hour Riots of May 1886.
May 4, 1886
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WHi 1990
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Allis Reliance Works
May 4, 1886
Lumber yard with boxcars and factory buildings in the back. Made while factory was under protection of the State Militia during the first general labor strike in Milwaukee.
Wisconsin National Guard at Milwaukee Riots
1886
A group of soldiers posing in rows, some kneeling and holding their rifles. Caption reads: "May 1886 Co. F Wisconsin National Guard at Milwaukee riots."
E.P. Allis & Co. Reliance Works
1880
E.P. Allis & Co's Reliance Works: steam cranes and ovens.
Picketing Gimbel's
March 15, 1955
Women from Pittsburgh AFL Retail Clerks' Union Local 1365 picket at the Milwaukee store.
Allis-Chalmers Strike
1941
View overlooking crowd of Allis-Chalmers employees on strike.
Atomic Plant Demonstration
Elevated view of a demonstration of a nuclear reactor driven energy plant.
