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Police resistance, Passaic Textile Strike, 1926
Martin Winkler of Garfield, New Jersey is arrested for resistance, after which he received a 10 day prison sentence.This event took place during the Passaic Textile Strike, 1926.
Labor meeting, Passaic Textile Strike, 1926
A woman holds a gas mask at a labor meeting.
Textile Strikers General Relief Store No. 3
People stand in the doorway of the Textile Strikers General Relief Store No. 3. This store was run by the International Workers Aid.
Textile Strikers General Relief Store No. 2, Passaic, New Jersey
Textile strikers with their children in front of them stand in the doorway of a General Relief store. This was one of the strike relief centers run by International Worker's Aid.
Marching through snow and sleet, Passaic, New Jersey, 1926
Strikers march through snow during the Passaic Textile Strike, 1926. One woman blows a horn. Two signs are partially visible:"A Mill-Worker's Sunday Socks. One Pair A Year...""Things That Cause StrikesEmpty Milk BottlesWe Want More Milk For…
Singing Solidarity Forever, Passaic County, 1926
Strikers raise their fists and sing as they march down a street during the Passaic Textile Strike, 1926. One striker wears a military uniform. Photograph is marked for cropping. The I.W.W. song "Solidarity Forever" was sung to the tune of "John…
Police with clubs restrain female striker
Police with clubs restrain a female striker, Passaic County, New Jersey.
Drenching strikers with firehoses
Police use firehoses against a group of advancing textile strikers, Passaic County, New Jersey.
Striker in a gas mask, Passaic, New Jersey
A Passaic striker wears a gas mask for protection from the effects of tear gas. Police used tear gas, clubs, and firehoses to disperse crowds of strikers.
Gus Deak, future president of the United Textile Worker's Local 1603, is in the left…
Gus Deak, future president of the United Textile Worker's Local 1603, is in the left…
National Silk Dye Workers on strike
Silk dye workers just before arrest. Nancy Sandowsky at center.
Room combining washroom and kitchen
A small room containing a toilet, stove, and washbasin. Photograph taken in Passaic County, New Jersey.
Textile worker and her children
A textile worker stands beside her three children who are seated. Various cooking implements, a wash basin and wash board are visible.
Family meal, Passaic, New Jersey
Four children and a woman share a meal
Strikers March, Passaic Textile Strike, 1926
Strikers march down a public street during the 1926 Passaic textile strike. A group of strikers in front of the march wear World War I brodie helmets (doughboy helmets) and carry an American flag. A small boy runs along beside them. This work…
American Federation of Labor Song
Illustrated title page in blue, white and black with the seal of the American Federation of Labor and 4 small scenes of a printer, machinist, construction worker and miner. At top of page: "Dedicated to Mr. Samuel Gompers." Seal at center shows the…
The Equity Star
Musical score for voice and piano.Illustrated title page printed in red/black/white with a drawing of the emblem of the Actors' Equity Association; "As staged by Hassard Short at the Equity annual ball, Hotel Astor, November 19th 1921."Complete…
Eight and one-half Million Women Workers!
Pamphlet promoting the work of the National Women's Trade Union League of America. The NWTULA advocates for better working conditions, hours, and wages for women and girls.Cover illustration of a young female factory worker. Her apron and the smoke…
They Are Advancing
Pamphlet advocating for the Child Labor Amendment, passed in 1924, but never ratified.
Songs of the Workers: To Fan the Flames of Discontent. IWW Songs
Ths is the 34th edition of the Little Red Songbook, also known as I.W.W. Songs or Songs of the Industrial Workers of the World. The book is a compilation of tunes, hymns, and songs used by the Industrial Workers of the World (I.W.W.) to help build…
The Closing of Occupations To Women
This leaflet was created by the Woman's Party to describe the important role the Woman's Party in campaigning for industrial equality as evidenced by increasing legislation restricting the industrial opportunities of women. "The effort to bar women…
At the Sepulchre [editorial cartoon by Fredrikke S. Palmer]
Political cartoon against the rejection of a bill to limit the number of hours per week women were legally permitted to work in canneries in the state of New York. Cartoon by Fredrikke S. Palmer shows Greed who has tied a heavy burden to a fallen…
What Have Women Done With the Vote?
This article written by George Creel originally appeared in the March 1914 issue of Century Magazine and was reprinted in pamphlet form by the National American Woman Suffrage Association. Creel's article provides an analysis of the consequences of…
Women's Work and War
Women's Work and War: A Bulletin of Facts Concerning the Employment of Women to Meet the Deficit of Man Power in Our National Industrial Emergency. Published by the National Women's Trade Union League. p.1 "The working women are eager to help win the…
Wages of Saleswomen: What the United States Government Says and What the Consumers' League Knows
This pamphlet by the Consumers' League is an analysis of the 1907-1910 Bureau of Labor report on the condition of woman and child wage earners in the United States. Specifically, this pamphlet looks into the 391 girls who worked in New York City's…
Association Monthly, February 1918
Monthly publication of the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) Cover illustration by W. T. Benda (Władysław Teodor Benda).Two-page photo spread, "Her New Job -- 'Is It Nothing to You?'" shows women supporting the war effort by entering the…