Photographs of post-war Milwaukee labor activities

Snapshots from the Family Album: Milwaukee Labor


Milwaukee laborer and photographer for the Wisconsin CIO News, Ed Eisenscher captured images of the city's labor movement after World War II. Addressing both economic and social needs, unions were influential, popular, and fairly effective in lobbying for the rights of workers in Milwaukee.


Related Topics: The Progressive Era
The Birth of the Labor Movement
Creator: Eisenscher, Ed
Pub Data: Wisconsin CIO News. Wisconsin Historical Images.
Citation: Eisenscher, Ed. "Snapshots from the Family Album: Milwaukee Labor." Wisconsin Historical Images. Online facsimile at:  http://wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1150; Visited on: 4/20/2024