19th &
Early 20th Century Labor Prints, 1863-1908
Scope and Content:
Lithographs and engravings of various illustrations and political cartoons of United
States Labor from a variety of newspapers including Puck, Harpers Weekly, and
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. The collection consists of 130 color and
b&w lithographs and engravings produced from 1863 to 1908. They include images
of laborers, labor unions, labor leaders, strikes, and xyz. The majority of the
prints are in good condition.
Subject Terms (from the
Library of Congress Thesaurus for Graphic Materials I: Subject Headings)
Page 1, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 7,
8, 9, 10,
11, 12, 13,
14, 15, 16,
17, 18, 19,
20, 21, 22,
23, 24, 25,
26, 27, 28,
29, 30, 31,
32, 33
For a larger image, click on the picture.
| 1. |
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| Title: |
Knights of the nineteenth century |
| Subjects:
|
Parades & processions
Labor unions
Coopers
Tinsmithing
Metalworking
Plumbers
Carpenters
Bricklayers' unions
Political cartoons -- United States |
| Source: |
Puck, 1886? p. 140 |
| Medium: |
Lithograph |
|
| 2. |
 |
| Title: |
Snapping the whip |
| Subjects: |
Labor unions
Labor leaders
Anarchists
Powderly, Terence Vincent, 1849-1924
Political cartoons -- United States |
| Source: |
Puck, 1886? p. 104 |
| Medium: |
Lithograph |
|
| 3. |
 |
| Title: |
Mary's little lamb |
| Subjects:
|
Labor leaders
Gompers, Samuel, 1850-1924
Political parties
Third parties (United States politics)
Popocratic Party
Political cartoons -- United States |
| Source: |
Harper's Weekly,
September 19, 1908, p. 1 |
| Medium: |
Lithograph |
|
| 4. |
 |
| Title: |
A gallant effort |
| Subjects: |
Labor unions
Miners' strikes
National Civic Federation
Political cartoons -- United States |
| Source: |
Harper's Weekly,
May 24, 1902? p. 678 |
| Medium: |
Engraving |
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Author: libpjr@langate.gsu.edu
Revised: October 06, 2003 |
Southern Labor Archives 
