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C.A. MacDonald, Pres. of MacDonald-Cook Advertising Co. before Senate Civil Liberties Comm. His firm prepared the Nat'l Assoc. of Manufacturers' 'Harmony Campaign,' designed to combat 'labor agitation' & strikes in industrial centers

C.A. MacDonald, Pres. of MacDonald-Cook Advertising Co. before Senate ...

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All these children (except babies) shuck oysters and tend babies at the Pass Packing Co. I saw them all at work there long before daybreak. Photos taken at noon in the absence of the Supt. who refused me permission because [of?] Child Labor agitation. Factory belongs to Dunbar, Lopez, Dukate Co.  Location: Pass Christian, Mississippi.

All these children (except babies) shuck oysters and tend babies at th...

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Agitation which delays our war industries is "made in Germany" Let us all pull together to win the war quickly / / Phifer.

Agitation which delays our war industries is "made in Germany" Let us ...

Poster showing a man "Agitator" shaking hands with and receiving an Iron Cross from the Kaiser in "Plot Alley." A tiny bird comments, "He'll get the double cross from him later." Title continues: In the first s... More

All these children (except babies) shuck oysters and tend babies at the Pass Packing Co. I saw them all at work there long before daybreak. Photos taken at noon in the absence of the Supt. who refused me permission because of Child Labor agitation. Factory belongs to Dunbar, Lopez, Dukate Co.  Location: Pass Christian, Mississippi.

All these children (except babies) shuck oysters and tend babies at th...

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Maritime Labor leader a communist charged before House Committee. Washington, D.C., Oct. 24. Harper Knowles, Oakland, Calif., Chairman of the radical research committee of the American Legion, today told the House Committee investigating Un-American activities, that Harry Bridges, West Coast labor leader, has been declared by communist publications to be a member of the waterfront section of the communist party. He charged that Bridges, as head of a group of militant leaders known as "Equality Hall" group "commenced the agitation that brought about the San Francisco general strike and chaos to maritime industry"

Maritime Labor leader a communist charged before House Committee. Wash...

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Mrs. Bessie Perlmutter and others outside store, meat agitation, New York, Brownsville Section

Mrs. Bessie Perlmutter and others outside store, meat agitation, New Y...

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Women's suffrage agitation - Public domain document scan

Women's suffrage agitation - Public domain document scan

Editorial suggests that adoption of British militant tactics will split the American suffrage movement; suffragists need to win over majority of women

All these children were shucking oysters and tending babies at the Pass Christian Company. (Dunbar, Lopez, Dukate Co.) before daybreak and until about 5 P.M. Photos taken at noon in absence of Supt., who permits no photos on account of Child Labor agitation.  Location: Pass Christian, Mississippi.

All these children were shucking oysters and tending babies at the Pas...

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Gilberton, Pennsylvania. A Chance coal separator in operation in the Saint Nicholas breaker. The cone vat, filled with sand and water and kept in solution by agitation, causes the coal to float above the rock, allowing the rock to be taken from the bottom of the cone. Bits of timber and other debris float on top and are skimmed off

Gilberton, Pennsylvania. A Chance coal separator in operation in the S...

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To the freeholders and freemen of New-York. My dear countrymen. December 29, 1775. I have good reason to assure you that there is a scheme in agitation to surprise and confound you in a matter of the last importance - the election of members for

To the freeholders and freemen of New-York. My dear countrymen. Decemb...

On verso: S; Dec 29, 1775. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 108, Folder 40.

All these children (except babies) shuck oysters and tend babies at the Pass Packing Co. I saw them all at work there long before daybreak. Photos taken at noon in the absence of the Supt. who refused me permission because [of?] Child Labor agitation. Factory belongs to Dunbar, Lopez, Dukate Co.  Location: Pass Christian, Mississippi.

All these children (except babies) shuck oysters and tend babies at th...

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Henry S. Sanford to Abraham Lincoln, [November 7, 1860]  (Suggests Lincoln attempt to “allay southern agitation”)
James T. Hale to Abraham Lincoln, Sunday, January 06, 1861  (Proposal to settle agitation over slavery)
James T. Hale to Abraham Lincoln, Sunday, January 06, 1861  (Proposal to settle agitation over slavery)
James T. Hale to Abraham Lincoln, Sunday, January 06, 1861  (Proposal to settle agitation over slavery)
James T. Hale to Abraham Lincoln, Sunday, January 06, 1861  (Proposal to settle agitation over slavery)
James T. Hale to Abraham Lincoln, Sunday, January 06, 1861  (Proposal to settle agitation over slavery)
James T. Hale to Abraham Lincoln, Sunday, January 06, 1861  (Proposal to settle agitation over slavery)
James T. Hale to Abraham Lincoln, Sunday, January 06, 1861  (Proposal to settle agitation over slavery)
Messenger boy in the heart of the Reservation delivering messages. Prostitutes run back and forth. Business beginning at mid-day. I saw messenger boys and delivery boys for drug stores from fifteen years upward. Some still younger told me that they go there. This was in spite of a strong agitation being waged to close up the resorts.  Location: Dallas, Texas.

Messenger boy in the heart of the Reservation delivering messages. Pro...

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