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William McGleam interview conducted by Clark Douglas Halker, 2011-07-26

William McGleam interview conducted by Clark Douglas Halker, 2011-07-2...

William "Bill" McGleam, IWU Local 63, talks about his background, his start as an iron worker, his career in the trade, labor unions, important building sites, and changes in the trade. The Local IWU 63 headqua... More

Roderick Buhacevich interview conducted by Ellen E. McHale, 2013-02-16

Roderick Buhacevich interview conducted by Ellen E. McHale, 2013-02-16

Ben Buhacevich is an outrider working at Tampa Bay Downs. He talks about the role of an outrider and his own work. He also discusses the bond that he has with his horses. Recorded at the Tampa Bay Downs Race Tr... More

Robert Paterno interview conducted by Ellen E. McHale, 2013-02-17

Robert Paterno interview conducted by Ellen E. McHale, 2013-02-17

An interview with Robert "Bob" Paterno, who works as a "pony person" at the Tampa Bay Downs Racetrack. He talks about the daily routines in the backstretch, and gives his thoughts on training, on horses, and on... More

Barbara Miller Byrd interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Juliana M. Nykolaiszyn, 2011-11-19

Barbara Miller Byrd interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Ju...

Third-generation circus owner Barbara Miller Byrd was born in 1946. She talked about her parents, D.R. and Isla Miller, and the history of the Carson & Barnes Circus, and the future of traveling tent shows. Bar... More

John Ryan interview conducted by Clark Douglas Halker, 2011-07-27

John Ryan interview conducted by Clark Douglas Halker, 2011-07-27

John Ryan discusses his background, his entrance into the ironworkers trade, important sites he has worked on in Chicago, unions, strikes, the labor-management situation in Chicago, jokes and ritual. The audio ... More

Hopewell Village, Employees Quarters, St. Peter's vicinity, Hopewell, Chester County, PA

Hopewell Village, Employees Quarters, St. Peter's vicinity, Hopewell, ...

Significance: Original building was the eastern two bays of this structure; the western bay was added shortly after construction. Survey number: HABS PA-5160 Building/structure dates: ca. 1810 Initial Constr... More

One of the spinners in Whitnel Cotton Mfg. Co. N.C. She was 51 inches high. Had been in mill 1 year. Some at night. Runs 4 sides, 48 cents a day. When asked how old, she hesitated, then said "I don't remember." Then confidentially, "I'm not old enough to work, but I do just the same." Out of 50 employees, ten children about her size. See 463. Location: Whitnel, North Carolina.

One of the spinners in Whitnel Cotton Mfg. Co. N.C. She was 51 inches ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Oral history with 54 year old black female, Grand Junction, Colorado; and a 61 year old black female (Transcript)

Oral history with 54 year old black female, Grand Junction, Colorado; ...

For rights information contact the collector’s institution: Mesa County Public Library. Grand Junction, CO and Museum of Western Colorado. Grand Junction, CO Ms. Dickey - 54 year old black female. Born Christ... More

Restaurant for employees at an egg factory [interior], Shanghain, China

Restaurant for employees at an egg factory [interior], Shanghain, Chin...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection (Library of Congress).

[Employees at printing presses in the Bureau of Engraving and Printing]

[Employees at printing presses in the Bureau of Engraving and Printing...

Copyright by Waldon Fawcett. Public domain photograph of manufacturing workers, factory building, assembly line, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Interior of back of People's Drug Store, 14th and U(?) Streets, Washington, D.C., with employees and customers, some seated at soda fountain]

[Interior of back of People's Drug Store, 14th and U(?) Streets, Washi...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington DC, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Employees at their workstations at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing]

[Employees at their workstations at the Bureau of Engraving and Printi...

Photograph shows employees at printing presses at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Neg. no. 4341. Forms part of: National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress).

Employees of Rice Tannery, Petoskey, Mich.

Employees of Rice Tannery, Petoskey, Mich.

J182579 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Glenn Becker Photo Co.; June 16, 1913. On front: "June 13, 1913 copyright, Glenn Becker Photo Co., 121 E. 99 St., Flint, Mich.".

Anne Murphy (left) and co-worker in packing room at Newberger's Towel Factory, Paterson, ca. 1918.

Anne Murphy (left) and co-worker in packing room at Newberger's Towel ...

Forms part of a group of images which are copies of black-and-white photos in the collection of Anne Murphy, who lives in Totowa, NJ.

Employees of the Washington Battery Co., 1623 L Street N.W., Washington, D.C. / National Photo Co.

Employees of the Washington Battery Co., 1623 L Street N.W., Washingto...

National Photo Company Collection. Public domain photograph of historic place in Washington DC, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Co. Building. Group in front of Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Co. Building I

Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Co. Building. Group in front of Acacia Mu...

Public domain photograph of midcentury American architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Seven-Up Inc. Seven-Up employee at desk II

Seven-Up Inc. Seven-Up employee at desk II

Public domain photograph of midcentury American portrait, 1940s-1950s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The grocery store in the group of buildings shown in K 1870 was likewise designed as an offset to the usual dark and messy crossroads establishment typical of rural areas. While originally established to serve TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) employees, it is now used by residents of the vicinity in general

The grocery store in the group of buildings shown in K 1870 was likewi...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a grocery or convenience store, food, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

VANTAGE POINT FOR CONGRESSIONAL EMPLOYEES, WASHINGTON, D.C. JANUARY 20. CONGRESSIONAL EMPLOYEES VIEWING THE INAUGURAL PARADE FORM A VANTAGE POINT ON THE STEPS OF THE CAPITOL.

VANTAGE POINT FOR CONGRESSIONAL EMPLOYEES, WASHINGTON, D.C. JANUARY 20...

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Parking lot for government employees. Washington, D.C.

Parking lot for government employees. Washington, D.C.

Public domain photograph of an automobile, car, the 1920s or 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A group of men sitting on the side of a building, Minnesota. Farm Security Administration photograph.

A group of men sitting on the side of a building, Minnesota. Farm Secu...

Public domain photograph related to Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Nutrition in industry. Little time is lost by these war plant employees at meal times. No one needs to go over 250 feet to return with a nourishing piping-hot mid-day meal. Complete satisfaction with the well-balanced meals provided is evidenced by the facial expressions of the workers, as they relax during lunch beside one of the massive punch presses which they operate

Nutrition in industry. Little time is lost by these war plant employee...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Kansas, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

No absenteeism here. Knoxville, Tennessee. As he threw the switch that started the first generators of Tenessee Valley Authority's (TVA) Douglas Dam, a vital war power-production unit, Patrick P. Marshall, steam-fitter, said: "I realized that any day I was absent was a day given to the enemy." Marshall had been on the job for 374 consecutive workdays. He was chosen among eighteen workers, all of whom never missed a day of work on Douglas, to speak for the employees. He is shown here being congratulated by W.L. Batt, War Production Board (WPB) vice-chairman, on the completion of a job that is making aluminum for bombers ahead of schedule

No absenteeism here. Knoxville, Tennessee. As he threw the switch that...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a power dam, cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A group of people standing in front of a building. Great Depression FSA photogpraph

A group of people standing in front of a building. Great Depression FS...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

War production drive poster. "We Have Axis to Grind" One of the huge posters which employees of the Northern Pump Company, of Minneapolis, place on the sides of freight cars leaving the plant. The ideas originated with the men themselves. In this way the labor-management committee broadcasts to the countryside its resolve to help win the war. It is estimated that millions of Americans see these traveling posters as they move across the country to their destinations

War production drive poster. "We Have Axis to Grind" One of the huge p...

Picryl description: Public domain image related to politics, political campaigns, committee, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Employees of the Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation waiting for a bus to go home at 4 o'clock. Aliquippa, Pennsylvania

Employees of the Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation waiting for a bu...

Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Employees of American Bridge Company (United States Steel). Ambridge, Pennsylvania

Employees of American Bridge Company (United States Steel). Ambridge, ...

Public domain photograph of Pennsylvania in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A group of men standing on top of a truck. Office of War Information Photograph

A group of men standing on top of a truck. Office of War Information P...

Public domain photograph of Great Depression, farm, farmer, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Beer party given by contractor at the Umatilla Ordnance Depot for employees. Hermiston, Oregon

Beer party given by contractor at the Umatilla Ordnance Depot for empl...

Public domain photograph of the United States military and military-industrial complex before World War Two, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a group of people sitting at a table. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a group of people sitting at a table. Offic...

This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Farm Security Administration (1937-1942). The photographs of the Farm S... More

New York, New York. The War Emergency Board of the fur industry formed a fur vest project. Various fur factories donate the services of their employees one day a week to make fur-lined vests for the Merchant Marine. The fur is all from voluntary donations from the public: women's fur coats, hunters' caps, etc., from mink to lapin. This worker is piecing together a lining and stitching it

New York, New York. The War Emergency Board of the fur industry formed...

Public domain photograph of New York in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A scale wind tunnel model of North American Aviation's P-51 fighter is prepared by two model shop employees before another test is made to determine its flight characteristics. All measurements on these models are within two thousandths of an inch

A scale wind tunnel model of North American Aviation's P-51 fighter is...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, assembly line, industrial facility, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Conversion. Silverware plant. Undergoing conversion to production of bomb shackles from silver tableware, employees of an Eastern plant are helping America deal death to the Axis. On this assembly line, final touches are put on nearly-completed bomb shackles. Oneida Ltd., Oneida, New York

Conversion. Silverware plant. Undergoing conversion to production of b...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, workshop, workers, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Conversion. Silverware plant. Undergoing conversion to production of bomb shackles from silver tableware, employees of an Eastern plant are helping America deal death to the Axis. Completed bomb shackle is shown above. Oneida Ltd., Oneida, New York

Conversion. Silverware plant. Undergoing conversion to production of b...

Public domain photograph of New York in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Employees at the Phillips gasoline plant

Employees at the Phillips gasoline plant

Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s industrial development, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Beltsville, Maryland. Employees of the United States Department of Agriculture experimental farm demonstrating the care and repair of farm machinery for posters to be used in a "Share and Repair" conservation program

Beltsville, Maryland. Employees of the United States Department of Agr...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a worker, labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, 1930s, mid-20th-century industrial photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Naval air base, Corpus Christi, Texas. Learning to work a cutting machine, these two National Youth Administration (NYA) employees receive training to fit them for important work. After eight weeks, they will be eligible for civil service jobs at the naval air base in Corpus Christi, Texas

Naval air base, Corpus Christi, Texas. Learning to work a cutting mach...

Public domain photograph of the United States military and military-industrial complex before World War Two, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A vairety of programs are presented to North American employees during their lunch period. Here thousands watch a boxing match between two employees

A vairety of programs are presented to North American employees during...

Public domain photograph of a history of California, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Production. Airplane manufacture, general. Varied programs are presented at North American's Inglewood, California, plant during lunch period. Here thousands watch a boxing match between two employees. This plant produces the battle-tested B-25 ("Billy Mitchell") bomber, used in General Doolittle's raid on Tokyo, and the P-51 ("Mustang") fighter plane, which was first brought into prominence by the British raid on Dieppe

Production. Airplane manufacture, general. Varied programs are present...

Public domain photograph of a history of California, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Manpower. Negro bomber plant workers. American manpower teaming up to beat the Axis. Negro and white employees of a large Eastern aircraft factory work together in attaching skins to the fins of medium bombers. Glenn L. Martin Bomber Plant. Baltimore, Maryland

Manpower. Negro bomber plant workers. American manpower teaming up to ...

Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

North American employees on their way to work

North American employees on their way to work

Public domain photograph of California in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Car pooling at Lockheed Vega. Instructions to ride seekers. Posted on the bulletin board of the "ride cafeteria" of the Lockheed Vega aircraft plant to assist employees in car pooling with fellow workers

Car pooling at Lockheed Vega. Instructions to ride seekers. Posted on ...

Public domain photograph of California in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Company dance given in Moose Hall by employees of the Hamilton Watch Company so that new employees might get acquainted

Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Company dance given in Moose Hall by employee...

Public domain photograph of Pennsylvania in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bell Aircraft Corporation, Niagara Falls, New York. Employees eating during their half hour lunch period in the plant-operated cafeteria

Bell Aircraft Corporation, Niagara Falls, New York. Employees eating d...

Picryl description: Public domain image of food, dinner, grocery store, eating, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Bell Aircraft Corporation, Niagara Falls, New York. Employees must buy their own tools. Many women are learning the use of tools for the first time

Bell Aircraft Corporation, Niagara Falls, New York. Employees must buy...

Public domain photograph of indoor, interior activity, America in the 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Chicago, Illinois. The Shore Patrol men in the Union Station are all former Chicago policemen. The two young ladies are station employees

Chicago, Illinois. The Shore Patrol men in the Union Station are all f...

Public domain photograph of the United States military and military-industrial complex before World War Two, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Japanese enlistment. Thomas Aoki, forty, father of six children, fills out his voluntary application for the U.S. Army Combat Regiment being organized solely of Americans of Japanese ancestry. Aoki is one of a group of 110 Aiea Plantation employees who signed up one afternoon at Selective Service Board No. 9 in Waipahu, Territory of Hawaii as soon as formation of the regiment was officially announced. Others in the group waiting to sign up are shown behind Aoki

Japanese enlistment. Thomas Aoki, forty, father of six children, fills...

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Bell Aircraft Corp. Niagara Falls, New York. Pies and cakes in the employees' cafeteria

Bell Aircraft Corp. Niagara Falls, New York. Pies and cakes in the emp...

Picryl description: Public domain image of food, dinner, grocery store, eating, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Montgomery, Alabama. State government employees leaving work. State capitol

Montgomery, Alabama. State government employees leaving work. State ca...

The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is the federal agency responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Complex, which includes the U.S. Capitol building,... More

Bell Aircraft Corporation, Niagara Falls, New York. Employees eating during their half hour lunch period in the plant-operated cafeteria

Bell Aircraft Corporation, Niagara Falls, New York. Employees eating d...

Public domain photograph of America during the Great Depression, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A group of men sitting around a table. Office of War Information Photograph

A group of men sitting around a table. Office of War Information Photo...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

List of Watson employees from 1845-1945.

List of Watson employees from 1845-1945.

Forms part of a group of images which are copies of historical photos from Watson Machine International, a machine tool manufacturing company located at 74 Railroad Avenue, Paterson, New Jersey. These photogra... More

Lord & Taylor, business in Westchester. Employees' cafeteria

Lord & Taylor, business in Westchester. Employees' cafeteria

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commerce, shopping, main street, city downtown, early 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Schrafft's, Esso Building, Radio City, New York City. Esso employees dining room I

Schrafft's, Esso Building, Radio City, New York City. Esso employees d...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a public building, auditorium, hall, commons, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[U.S. News & World Report employees working on producing an issue of the magazine at the layout and paste-up room in the production plant, Dayton, Ohio] / [TOH].

[U.S. News & World Report employees working on producing an issue of t...

U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection. Contact sheet available for reference purposes: USN&WR COLL - Job no. 795D, frame 35.

Springfield Institution for Savings, Springfield, Massachusetts. Employees' snack counter

Springfield Institution for Savings, Springfield, Massachusetts. Emplo...

Public domain photograph of midcentury American office, workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Group photo of Watson Machine employees; man wearing bowtie in center of front row is company president Ian M. Watson McLaughlin.

Group photo of Watson Machine employees; man wearing bowtie in center ...

Forms part of a group of images recorded on August 17, documenting scenes at Watson Machine International, 74 Railroad Avenue, Paterson, New Jersey.

Group photo of Watson Machine employees; man wearing bowtie in center of front row is company president Ian M. Watson McLaughlin.

Group photo of Watson Machine employees; man wearing bowtie in center ...

Forms part of a group of images recorded on August 17, documenting scenes at Watson Machine International, 74 Railroad Avenue, Paterson, New Jersey.

Henry Lichte interview conducted by Clark Douglas Halker, 2011-07-20

Henry Lichte interview conducted by Clark Douglas Halker, 2011-07-20

Henry Lichte was one of the older iron workers interviewed for this project. He recounts his personal background in the city, his career as an iron worker, and some commentary on particular building sites in th... More

Michael Fulton interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Juliana M. Nykolaiszyn, 2011-08-12

Michael Fulton interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Juliana...

Mike Fulton, born in 1957, entered the circus industry at a young age and discussed how that came about. After high school graduation, the family moved to Hugo, Oklahoma. He held various jobs within the circus ... More

David F. Olby interview conducted by James Patrick Leary, 2011-10-29

David F. Olby interview conducted by James Patrick Leary, 2011-10-29

Interview focuses on David Olby's experiences as an ironworker, including accounts of his dad, DeWain Olby, also an ironworker, with additional accounts of deer hunting, David's work in a sawmill and doing carp... More

Michael Fulton interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Juliana M. Nykolaiszyn, 2011-08-12

Michael Fulton interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Juliana...

Mike Fulton, born in 1957, entered the circus industry at a young age and discussed how that came about. After high school graduation, the family moved to Hugo, Oklahoma. He held various jobs within the circus ... More

Henry Arnold Martens interview conducted by Clark Douglas Halker, 2011-07-26

Henry Arnold Martens interview conducted by Clark Douglas Halker, 2011...

Two interviews were done with Henry "Bud" Martens. Both were recorded on July 26, 2011. Part 1 (38:39) is longer and more general and concerns his upbringing, early iron worker career, welding, the trade, and s... More

Shuly Amsel and Minky Wellinger interviews conducted by Candacy Taylor, 2012-09-06

Shuly Amsel and Minky Wellinger interviews conducted by Candacy Taylor...

Shuly Amsel is the owner and operator of Shuly's Wigs. Her business started as a small operation out of her home. Today, Shuly's Wigs are highly sought after. She runs a retail and wholesale operation. Her clie... More

David F. Olby interview conducted by James Patrick Leary, 2011-10-29

David F. Olby interview conducted by James Patrick Leary, 2011-10-29

Interview focuses on David Olby's experiences as an ironworker, including accounts of his dad, DeWain Olby, also an ironworker, with additional accounts of deer hunting, David's work in a sawmill and doing carp... More

Michael Fulton interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Juliana M. Nykolaiszyn, 2011-08-12

Michael Fulton interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Juliana...

Mike Fulton, born in 1957, entered the circus industry at a young age and discussed how that came about. After high school graduation, the family moved to Hugo, Oklahoma. He held various jobs within the circus ... More

B.K. Silverlake interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Juliana M. Nykolaiszyn, 2011-07-01

B.K. Silverlake interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Julian...

B.K. Silverlake was born in 1946 to Emma and Raymond Duke, a circus family. She outlined their history with various circuses and her life with Melvin Silverlake, who was also from a circus family. B.K. explaine... More

B.K. Silverlake interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Juliana M. Nykolaiszyn, 2011-07-01

B.K. Silverlake interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Julian...

B.K. Silverlake was born in 1946 to Emma and Raymond Duke, a circus family. She outlined their history with various circuses and her life with Melvin Silverlake, who was also from a circus family. B.K. explaine... More

Fort Belknap Indian Agency, Employees Club, Fort Belknap, Blaine County, MT

Fort Belknap Indian Agency, Employees Club, Fort Belknap, Blaine Count...

Significance: The Employee's Club building is significant because of its association with 1920s construction at Fort Belknap and the development of standardized plans for agency buildings. The Employee's Club ... More

They have a right to their view : I only stand to this

They have a right to their view : I only stand to this

(DLC/PP-1936:0089). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court / Samuel Clemens. New York : Charles L. Webster & Co., 1889, p. 213.

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Housing Area Hospital Point, Civilian Employees' Quarters, 1 First Street, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Housing Area Hospital Point, Civi...

Significance: This house originally served as a residence for civilian employees of the Naval Hospital. The architecture is very similar to designs seen on Hawaii's sugar plantations in this period. After is ... More

Hopewell Village, Employees Quarters, St. Peter's vicinity, Hopewell, Chester County, PA

Hopewell Village, Employees Quarters, St. Peter's vicinity, Hopewell, ...

Significance: Original building was the eastern two bays of this structure; the western bay was added shortly after construction. Survey number: HABS PA-5160 Building/structure dates: ca. 1810 Initial Constr... More

Hopewell Village, Employees Quarters, St. Peter's vicinity, Hopewell, Chester County, PA

Hopewell Village, Employees Quarters, St. Peter's vicinity, Hopewell, ...

Significance: Original building was the eastern two bays of this structure; the western bay was added shortly after construction. Survey number: HABS PA-5160 Building/structure dates: ca. 1810 Initial Constr... More

Hopewell Village, Employees Quarters, St. Peter's vicinity, Hopewell, Chester County, PA

Hopewell Village, Employees Quarters, St. Peter's vicinity, Hopewell, ...

Significance: Original building was the eastern two bays of this structure; the western bay was added shortly after construction. Survey number: HABS PA-5160 Building/structure dates: ca. 1810 Initial Constr... More

A Union Shop, Cigarmakers Tierra del Laga Cigar Co. Almost no hands under 20 years of age. (60 employees.) These are the conditions the labor organizations strive for. One third of the cigarmakers in Tampa are Union men. Location: Tampa, Florida.

A Union Shop, Cigarmakers Tierra del Laga Cigar Co. Almost no hands un...

Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

[Three Treasury Department employees in office]

[Three Treasury Department employees in office]

Forms part of: Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). Public domain photograph of an official meeting, group portrait of people, managers, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Pi... More

White House employees, Frances Benjamin Johnston collection

White House employees, Frances Benjamin Johnston collection

Three men and a woman seated at desks. No. 8671. Public domain photograph of 19th century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Harry Bridges has stormy session at House. Washington, D.C., May 10. Congressmen members of the House Merchant Marine Committee spent most of the morning's hearing heckling CIO International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union President Harry Bridges. He opened his statement with the statement that most of his members were citizens, and was promptly told by Chairman Bland to 'stick to the question.' So, Bridges said that the primary question involved was whether or not the men to be employed on the merchant ships of the government were government employees. He said they were not. He said he had taken out first papers as an American citizen, but it still a British subject

Harry Bridges has stormy session at House. Washington, D.C., May 10. C...

A black and white photo of a man in a suit. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Some of the boys in a "School Factory" De Pedro Casellas Cigar Factory, Tampa, Fla. 18 employees, 5 of them young apprentices. Pay to be permitted to work. Location: Tampa, Florida.

Some of the boys in a "School Factory" De Pedro Casellas Cigar Factory...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a classroom, college auditorium, school, students, teacher, teaching, studying, education, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

2nd Annual Outing, Herz' Employees, Panoramic Photograph

2nd Annual Outing, Herz' Employees, Panoramic Photograph

J170988 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; G. D. Noyes; June 29, 1912. Copyright claimant's address: Terre Haute, Ind. , where word annual appears as 'anual.'

Posed portrait of workers and managers at Newberger's Towel Factory, Paterson, N.J., ca. 1918. Anne Murphy is on the left in the front row.

Posed portrait of workers and managers at Newberger's Towel Factory, P...

Forms part of a group of images which are copies of black-and-white photos in the collection of Anne Murphy, who lives in Totowa, NJ.

SHIPPING BOARD, U.S. EMPLOYEES, ON F STREET

SHIPPING BOARD, U.S. EMPLOYEES, ON F STREET

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[...] the employees of the Panama Canal. Left to right: W.C. Mushing of Panama, J. Wynne, Panama, Albert J. Berres, Secy [...]al Trades Dept. A.F.L., & N.P. Alifas, Pres. Internat'l Assoc. of Machinists & James [...]nuell, Pres. Metal A Trades Union

[...] the employees of the Panama Canal. Left to right: W.C. Mushing o...

A black and white photo of a group of men. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Nat. Fed. Federal Employees, [11/16/22]

Nat. Fed. Federal Employees, [11/16/22]

A black and white photo of a group of people. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

President Harding waiting patiently while Mrs. Harding bids good-by to the White House employees

President Harding waiting patiently while Mrs. Harding bids good-by to...

President Harding turns back to see Mrs. Harding, carrying a fan, emerging from the White House door, and acknowledging staff members. In album: Washington, D.C., 1 June 1923 to 30 June 1923, v. 5, Herbert E. F... More

Frank Morrison & William Green with employees at A.F. of L. bldg., 12/30/24

Frank Morrison & William Green with employees at A.F. of L. bldg., 12/...

Public domain photograph of official photograph, building on the background, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Let's go America! : a screen editorial

Let's go America! : a screen editorial

"Lowell Thomas acts in this drama-documentary re the postive importance of machines in the workplace, argues that machines have made work and leisure more possible for more people; from National Association of ... More

More courtesy - WPA poster, Public domain, Library of Congress

More courtesy - WPA poster, Public domain, Library of Congress

Poster promoting better interpersonal communications in the workplace, showing two men arguing. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress).

Potomac Electric Power Co. apartments and kitchens. Christmas 1937 entertainment given to employees I

Potomac Electric Power Co. apartments and kitchens. Christmas 1937 ent...

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Admits "kicking back" part of salary. Washington, D.C., April 22. He "turned back" $75 of his $200 per month salary, Henry M. Lewis former Deputy Sheriff in Harlan County, Ky., told the Senate Civil Liberties Committee as it resumed its investigation of alleged terrorism in connection with Harlan County Coal Operators' efforts to resist union organization drives. The money was returned to Sheriff Theodore R. Middleton each month in 1935 and 1936. Lewis added that many of the men listed as drawing salaries from the Sheriff's office were not regarded as regular employees, and several of them worked for coal companies, 4/22/1937

Admits "kicking back" part of salary. Washington, D.C., April 22. He "...

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Aug. 16, 1938, Socony employees' children

Aug. 16, 1938, Socony employees' children

Appears before Roosevelt fact finding committee. Washington, D.C., Oct. 7. H.A. Enoch's, Chairman of the Carrier's Joint Conference Committee, today traced the history of collective bargaining of rail unions with the carriers. He asserted that since the 15 percent wage reduction notice was served on the unions, "our employees have refused to face the facts". "We have offered to submit the dispute to an arbitration board, whose decision, by law, is binding," Enoch's said. "The employees refused arbitration. Instead, they took a strike vote." that is why we are here today, 10/7/38

Appears before Roosevelt fact finding committee. Washington, D.C., Oct...

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Wage-Hour Administrator reports to President. Washington, D.C., Oct. 25. Wage-Hour Administrator Elmer F. Andrews leaving the White House today after making a report to President Roosevelt. At a press conference today, Andrews expressed belief that employees thrown out of work by closing of low wage industries would be re-employed by 'decent' employers when the chiselling minority quits the business, 10/25/38

Wage-Hour Administrator reports to President. Washington, D.C., Oct. 2...

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Attorney General bids goodbye to aides. Washington, D.C., Dec. 20. Attorney General Homer S. Cummings, whose resignation takes effect January 1, today bid goodbye to his immediate aides and 1500 employees of the Department of Justice at an informal reception in his office. He is pictured with Special Assistant Joseph B. Keenan, center, and U.S. Solicitor General Robert H. Jackson, 12/20/38

Attorney General bids goodbye to aides. Washington, D.C., Dec. 20. Att...

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White bricklayer, Corpus Christi, Texas. He is working on a U.S.H.A. project which is constructing two hundred forty-nine units for married enlisted men and civilian employees

White bricklayer, Corpus Christi, Texas. He is working on a U.S.H.A. p...

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A group of people standing outside of a building, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

A group of people standing outside of a building, Great Depression. FS...

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One of North American's women employees operates a pneumatic numbering machine in the sheet metal department. All items are given index numbers

One of North American's women employees operates a pneumatic numbering...

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New York, New York. The War Emergency Board of the fur industry formed a fur vest project. Various fur factories donate the services of their employees one day a week to make fur-lined vests for the merchant marines. The fur is all from voluntary donations from the public. Jewish fur worker wearing a Daniel Boone cap contributed by a hunter. By trade he is a nailer; can scarcely speak English

New York, New York. The War Emergency Board of the fur industry formed...

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Lititz, Pennsylvania. William N. Young, publisher of the Record-express, is also its reporter and advertising man. The star shows that one of his usual four employees is already in the service. Many printers can get better wages in defense work, and the paper may fold due to lack of help and national advertising

Lititz, Pennsylvania. William N. Young, publisher of the Record-expres...

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Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Company dance given in Moose Hall by employees of the Hamilton Watch Company so that new employees might get acquainted. Zoot suits and jitterbugs

Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Company dance given in Moose Hall by employee...

Annotation on original negative jacket. Title and other information from print in lot. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information ... More

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