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The Pinkerton Labor Spy
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Cover of the book The Pinkerton Labor Spy by Morris Friedman. The book was a work of non-fiction detailing the use of spies during labor disputes between miners and the mine owners at the time of the Colorado Labor Wars, a bloody and brutal conflict from 1903 to 1904.
1907
Wilshire Book Co. (New York, New York)
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WHi 118500
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Food in Fiction
1925
Essay by Edna Ferber about depictions of food and clothing in fiction.
Interview with Nelia Olivencia, June 9, 2015
June 9, 2015
Nelia Olivencia is interviewed on June 9, 2015. Olivencia discusses her childhood experiences living in New York City and how poverty influenced her early activism. Olivencia experienced discrimin...
Show Boat
1966
Manuscript written by Edna Ferber about the inspiration for her 1926 novel, Show Boat, the process of adapting it into a musical play, and its relevance to the present moment.
York Iron Mine
Elevated view of the York Iron Mine. A group of men are standing by the main building.
New York City CIO Council Unemployment Conference
March 6, 1954
Textile Workers Union (TWU) Director of Research Solomon Barkin stands at a microphone. Next to him, six men are seated at a table with a handmade banner that reads "Newspaper Guild of New York Loc...
The Candle Room at Morris-Jumel Mansion
Interior of the Morris-Jumel Mansion, also known as Washington's Headquarter's, built in 1765 by Colonel Roger Morriw and Mary Philipse. The view includes candle-making equipment and candle holders...
