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A suggestion The national labor union is composed of hundreds of thousands of American citizens, joined in every State in organized associations, and holding their meetings at stated periods under rule ... [Washington, D. C. n. d.].

A suggestion The national labor union is composed of hundreds of thous...

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 210, Folder 19.

Triumph of labor - Political cartoon, public domain image

Triumph of labor - Political cartoon, public domain image

Published by Joseph Roos & Co. N.E. Cor. Comm. & Leidesdorff Sta. S.F. Copyrighted 1878. Title appears as it is written on the item. Forms part of: American cartoon print filing series (Library of Congress)

Meeting War Labor Board - Public domain photograph

Meeting War Labor Board - Public domain photograph

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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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Egyptian labor on dock in France

Egyptian labor on dock in France

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Labor Secretary arrives for meeting of Council for Industrial Progress. Washington, D.C., Dec. 11. Management and Labor. Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins escorted by John G. Paine, Chairman of the Employers Group in the Berry Industrial-Labor Council, arrives for the meeting of Industry and Labor. Addressing the conference, Mme Perkins predicted that the "upward swing of recovery" will be continued. The Government, she said, will stand by to aid in the accomplishment of this objective

Labor Secretary arrives for meeting of Council for Industrial Progress...

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Industrial-Labor meeting get under way. Washington, D.C., Dec. 10. Maj. George L. Berry, President Roosevelt's Coordinator for Industrial Cooperation, with his assistant, Sullivan W. Jones, as they prepared for the opening of the Second Conference of Industry and Labor today

Industrial-Labor meeting get under way. Washington, D.C., Dec. 10. Maj...

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Plays part in AF of L meet on WPA situation. Washington, D.C., July 12. George Meany, President of the New York State Federation of Labor photographed this morning at the AF of L meeting which was called to urge Congress to rescind the new wage provisions that reduced hourly pay rates for WPA workers and which now has 77-627[?] workers on strike

Plays part in AF of L meet on WPA situation. Washington, D.C., July 12...

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Labor Secretary receives silicosis report. Washington D.C. The second National Silicosis Conference in a report to Secretary of Labor Perkins today, recommended enactment of X state and federal laws for protection of 1,000,000 Miners subjected to dangers of silica dust. The conference also reported it was unanimous in recommending compulsory insurance coverage for silicosis in the compensation acts of all states. In the photograph, left to right: (seated) Verne A. Zimmer, Director of Division of Standards; Secretary Perkins; and Dr. R.R. Sayers, U.S. Public Health Service, in charge of Division of Industrial Hygiene. Standing left to right: W.P. Ahearn, Executive Secretary, National Sand and Gravel Association; L. Metcalfe Walling, Commissioner of Labor of Rhode Island; and Warren A. Cook, Chief Engineer, Department of Health Hartford Conn.

Labor Secretary receives silicosis report. Washington D.C. The second ...

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AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domai...

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2nd International Labor Conference

2nd International Labor Conference

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Women's Trade Union League, Labor Parade '08

Women's Trade Union League, Labor Parade '08

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Laying corner stone, Am. Fed. Labor

Laying corner stone, Am. Fed. Labor

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Labor Day (May Day) parade, crowd in rain in street, New York

Labor Day (May Day) parade, crowd in rain in street, New York

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Labor Day Parade, children in Child Labor demonstration, New York

Labor Day Parade, children in Child Labor demonstration, New York

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Laying corner stone, Am. Fed. Labor

Laying corner stone, Am. Fed. Labor

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Marchers in Labor Parade, New York

Marchers in Labor Parade, New York

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Labor Day ceremony at monument to Martin Irons (1827-1900) Labor leader. Waco, Texas

Labor Day ceremony at monument to Martin Irons (1827-1900) Labor leade...

Photograph shows a large group of men standing in a field gathered around headstone of Labor leader Martin Irons. Copyright 1910 by Gildersleeve, Waco, Texas. Inscription on monument reads: "Martin Irons, Oct. ... More

Labor Committee at Mill, Passaic

Labor Committee at Mill, Passaic

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Harriet Cotton Mills. Investigator spent the noon hour and part of the day around the mill, and saw a few very young children. He was not able to get into the mills, but indications are that there is plenty of child labor here when work is brisk. Location: Henderson, North Carolina.

Harriet Cotton Mills. Investigator spent the noon hour and part of the...

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Anniston Mfg. Co. Not so good as it looks. Sanitation is bad, and child labor conditions worst in town. Location: Anniston, Alabama.

Anniston Mfg. Co. Not so good as it looks. Sanitation is bad, and chil...

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Carl Brown, eleven years old. He and his father run a farm of 160 acres in Southern Vermont. He is overgrown, sluggish, but he said: "I'd ruther go to school." See Hine Report, Rural Child Labor, August 1915 Location: Southern Vermont, Vermont.

Carl Brown, eleven years old. He and his father run a farm of 160 acre...

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[Racing automobile no. 14 on Benning race track, Washington, D.C., area on Labor Day]

[Racing automobile no. 14 on Benning race track, Washington, D.C., are...

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[Eight-year old Jack on a Western Massachusetts farm. He is a type of child who is being overworked in many rural districts. See Hine Report, Rural Child Labor, August 1915. Location: [Western Massachusetts, Massachusetts]

[Eight-year old Jack on a Western Massachusetts farm. He is a type of ...

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HAYWOOD, WILLIAM. 'BIG BILL,' LABOR AGITATOR. LEAVING SHOREHAM HOTEL

HAYWOOD, WILLIAM. 'BIG BILL,' LABOR AGITATOR. LEAVING SHOREHAM HOTEL

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FRAYNE, HUGH, CHAIRMAN, LABOR DIVISION, WAR INDUSTRIES BOARD

FRAYNE, HUGH, CHAIRMAN, LABOR DIVISION, WAR INDUSTRIES BOARD

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ABBOTT, GRACE. DIRECTOR OF CHILD LABOR DIVISION FIELD DIVISION, COUNCIL OF NAT. DEF.

ABBOTT, GRACE. DIRECTOR OF CHILD LABOR DIVISION FIELD DIVISION, COUNCI...

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LABOR COMM. OF COUNCIL OF NAT. DEF. JAMES LORD; ELISHA LEE; E. PARKER NEVIN; LEWIS B. SCHRAM; EDWARD EVERETT MACY; FRANK MORRISON; SAMUEL GOMPERS, CHAIRMAN; W.B. WILSON; JAMES O'CONNELL; H.E. WILLIS; LEE K. FRANKEL; MRS. GERTRUDE BEEKER EASLEY

LABOR COMM. OF COUNCIL OF NAT. DEF. JAMES LORD; ELISHA LEE; E. PARKER ...

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Dept. of Labor training service Gen'l. Elec. Co. Fort Wayne blue pt. reading instruction

Dept. of Labor training service Gen'l. Elec. Co. Fort Wayne blue pt. r...

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Amer. Fed. of Labor, Prohibition demonstration, June 14, 1919

Amer. Fed. of Labor, Prohibition demonstration, June 14, 1919

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Am. Fed. Labor Char Women's Committee

Am. Fed. Labor Char Women's Committee

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Spectators, Dempsey - Miske heavyweight championship fight, Labor Day, Sept. 6, 1920, Benton Harbor, Mich.

Spectators, Dempsey - Miske heavyweight championship fight, Labor Day,...

J243234 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Wright & Koretke; September 15, 1920. Copyright claimant's address: 159 E. Ohio St., Chicago, Ill.

Mrs. James J. Davis, wife of the Secy. of Labor, with their 5-week old daughter Joan

Mrs. James J. Davis, wife of the Secy. of Labor, with their 5-week old...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. In album: Washington, D.C., 1924, v. 2, Herbert E. French, National Photo Company. National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). No... More

Immigration Court of Labor Dept., 5/10/26

Immigration Court of Labor Dept., 5/10/26

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Now a Red Cross member. Secretary of State Stimson was today enrolled in the American Red Cross for 1930. Mrs. James J. Davis (left), wife of the Secretary of Labor is pinning the button. On the right is Miss Mabel Boardman, Secretary of the American Red Cross. Mrs. Davis is also a member of the Red Cross Grey Ladies

Now a Red Cross member. Secretary of State Stimson was today enrolled ...

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Firemen's Labor Day parade, 1929

Firemen's Labor Day parade, 1929

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[Grace Abbott, Chief of the Children's Bureau of the Dept. of Labor, half-length portrait, seated, facing slightly right]

[Grace Abbott, Chief of the Children's Bureau of the Dept. of Labor, h...

National Photo Company Collection. Item in album: v. 3, p. 28, no. 15678.

Labor Leaders in conference. Labor leaders conferred with President Hoover until after 7 o'clock last evening when this group was made by flashlight on the White House lawn. In the left center of the group are: Frank Morrison, secretary of the American Federation of Labor; Secretary of Labor James J. Davis and William Green, President of the American Federation of Labor

Labor Leaders in conference. Labor leaders conferred with President Ho...

A group of men standing next to each other, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data on negative or negative sleeve. On sleeve: Watch Your Credit Line. Gift; Harris & ... More

Celebrates 25 years in U.S. Children's Bureau. Washington, D.C., Jan. 2. Miss Katherine [i.e. Katharine] Lenroot, Chief of the U.S. Children's Bureau, Department of Labor, photographed today as she celebrated 25 years of service with the Bureau. She is the daughter of the late Senator Irvine L. Lenroot of Wisconsin. Miss Lenroot was made Asst. Chief of the Bureau in November 1922 and became Chief when Miss Grace Abbott retired on Dec. 1, 1934

Celebrates 25 years in U.S. Children's Bureau. Washington, D.C., Jan. ...

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Department of Labor. Lobby of Department of Labor Building

Department of Labor. Lobby of Department of Labor Building

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Map depicts significant story on pickup in American industry. Washington, D.C. March 30. Tow lines on this chart hanging in the office of Isador Lubin, Commissioner of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, tell a significant story of the pickup in American Industry since 1933. Mr. Lubin points to line no. 1 which represents the consumers or nondurable goods industries (food, clothing, etc.) it began to climb in 1933 and has been on the upgrade ever since. Line no. 2 represents durable goods or heavy industry (steel building materials, machinery). It was hardest hit by the depression, lagged far behind even during most of 1936. But line no. 2 is going almost straight up. By March 1, it has attained a level almost parallel with consumers goods. This means that for the first time since 1929, payrolls in vital heavy industries are once again in a normal relation to payrolls in the consumer industries.

Map depicts significant story on pickup in American industry. Washingt...

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Labor leaders attend Mother Jones funeral. Men high in the ranks of labor circles took part in the last rites for "Mother" Jones, 100 year-old labor crusader. Standing in the middle of the group of three at the right is William N. Doak, newly appointed Secretary of Labor. The casket is being borne from St. Gabriel's Catholic Church in Washington, where services were held, after which the body was sent to Mount Olivet, Ill., to be buried beside five of her "boys" slain there years ago in one of the many labor wars in which she participated. This was one of the last requests of the militant laborite, whose full name was Mrs. Mary Harris Jones but who was known simply as "Mother" by her thousands of "boys" throughout the country. 12/3/30

Labor leaders attend Mother Jones funeral. Men high in the ranks of la...

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Off for the melon fields (Mexican labor). Imperial Valley, California

Off for the melon fields (Mexican labor). Imperial Valley, California

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Textile workers take grievance to DJ's. A committee from the United Textile Workers of America go to Attorney General Homer S. Cummings with a protest against mills refusing to abide by decisions of the Textile Labor Relations board. From the left, standing: William F. Kelly, 2nd Vice President; Chester N. Wright, Public Relations; Joseph R. White, President; Horace A. Riviere, 4th vice president, and James Starr, Sec-Treas. Seated, from the left, Attorney General Cummings, and Thomas F. McMahon, President of the textile organization, 1/24/35

Textile workers take grievance to DJ's. A committee from the United Te...

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Katherine [i.e. Katharine] Lenroot of Labor Dept's Children's Bureau

Katherine [i.e. Katharine] Lenroot of Labor Dept's Children's Bureau

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Mobile migratory labor camp unit at Stayton, Oregon

Mobile migratory labor camp unit at Stayton, Oregon

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Madame Secretary. Washington, D.C., Oct. 6. A new and informal photograph of Secretary of Labor Perkins, made at her desk in the Labor Department today

Madame Secretary. Washington, D.C., Oct. 6. A new and informal photogr...

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J. Warren Madden, Chairman of the National Labor Relations Board

J. Warren Madden, Chairman of the National Labor Relations Board

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Filipino boy of a labor gang cutting cauliflower near Santa Maria, California

Filipino boy of a labor gang cutting cauliflower near Santa Maria, Cal...

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Sonoma, California. Isolation building, migratory labor camp

Sonoma, California. Isolation building, migratory labor camp

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Denounces Black-Connery bill. Washington, D.C. June 9. The pending Black-Connery Wage and Hour Bill was bitterly denounced today by Harvey Willson, Manager of the National Upholstery and Drapery Textile Association, when he appeared before the House and Senate Labor Committee. Pictureing the bill as a long step towrd complete governemtn control of industry and labor such as exists in European countries, Willson expressed the opinion that it would wholly unworkable as a law and would only result in confusions in industry far exceeding that connected with the attempt to administer the late NRA. 6/9/37

Denounces Black-Connery bill. Washington, D.C. June 9. The pending Bla...

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CIO Head meets with maritime labor leaders. Washington, D.C., July 7. C.I.O. Head, John L. Lewis, presiding at meeting today with 26 maritime labor leaders to lay plans for a coordinated unionization drive in the industry. Following the meeting officials told newsmen that marine working groups would probably be granted a charter of affiliation with the CIO, 7/7/37

CIO Head meets with maritime labor leaders. Washington, D.C., July 7. ...

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Memeographing press reports & decisions at the Nat. labor Relations Board

Memeographing press reports & decisions at the Nat. labor Relations Bo...

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Migrant agricultural labor family. Tenant farmer with six children, refugees from Texas, near Wasco, California. "People just can't make it back there with drought, hailstorms, windstorms, duststorms, insects. They'll all be here in another year or two. People exist here and they can't do that there. You can make it here if you sleep late and eat little, but it's pretty tough--there's so many people"

Migrant agricultural labor family. Tenant farmer with six children, re...

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Arthur Wharton, General President International Association of Machinists, 4/27/38. Cavalcade of Labor Broadcast

Arthur Wharton, General President International Association of Machini...

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Greenhouses on Seabrook Farms, between Bridgeton and Vineland, New Jersey. Farms such as this have made a science of agriculture. This one is run by an agronomist and tractor drivers under him. Little ordinary farm labor is employed and that only seasonably

Greenhouses on Seabrook Farms, between Bridgeton and Vineland, New Jer...

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A Hepburn is new CIO aide. Washington, D.C., Jan. 8. Marian Hepburn, 19-year-old sister of Katherine the stage and movie star, has just taken a job with the United Federal Workers of America, a union of government employees affiliated with the CIO. Miss Hepburn is now in her third year at Bennington College, Vermont, taking up the study of labor, government and sociology which might explain why she is working for FWA. She is to resume her studies on February 20 at which time she will write on what she has learned from practical experience, 1/8/38

A Hepburn is new CIO aide. Washington, D.C., Jan. 8. Marian Hepburn, 1...

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Family living on riverboat, Charleston, West Virginia. Husband now on WPA (Works Progress Administration) labor

Family living on riverboat, Charleston, West Virginia. Husband now on ...

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Sound effects at "Cavalcade of Labor" Broadcast, 4/27/38. Cavalcade of Labor Broadcast

Sound effects at "Cavalcade of Labor" Broadcast, 4/27/38. Cavalcade of...

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Cranberry scoopers with padrone (labor contractor) supervising their work, Burlington County, New Jersey

Cranberry scoopers with padrone (labor contractor) supervising their w...

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Listens in on facts finding hearing. Washington, D.C., Oct. 6. Charles E. Donnelly, President of the Northern Pacific Railroad, listens intently as F.E. Williamson, N.Y. Central head describes to the President's fact finding board the financial troubles railroads are experiencing today. Donnelly is a member of the six-man committee of Labor and Management representatives which President Roosevelt appointed to devise a broad plan of rail and legislation for the next congress, 10/6/38

Listens in on facts finding hearing. Washington, D.C., Oct. 6. Charles...

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A black and white photo of two men in a cotton field, Mississippi. Farmers during Great Depression.

A black and white photo of two men in a cotton field, Mississippi. Far...

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A man standing in a field of cotton, Mississippi. Farmers during Great Depression.

A man standing in a field of cotton, Mississippi. Farmers during Great...

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Labor unit home and buildings, Western Slope Farms, Colorado

Labor unit home and buildings, Western Slope Farms, Colorado

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Outside Farm Security Administration (FSA) grant office during the pea harvest. Calipatria, California. During the spring of 1938, for the first time the labor surplus had grown so large that relief grants were necessary even during the peak of harvest

Outside Farm Security Administration (FSA) grant office during the pea...

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Mexican migrant housing. Edcouch, Texas. These units are owned by a labor contractor who rents them for a nominal sum to his group of workers. They remain in the lower valley working in the vegetable and citrus fields for about nine months of the year. The contractor takes them in trucks to west Texas for cotton picking. The Mexicans have in some cases gone into Mississippi and Louisiana for the cotton picking

Mexican migrant housing. Edcouch, Texas. These units are owned by a la...

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Mexican labor contractor working on his books. Robstown, Texas

Mexican labor contractor working on his books. Robstown, Texas

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Son-in law of migratory family in Farm Security Administration (FSA) labor camp. Calipatria, Imperial Valley, California

Son-in law of migratory family in Farm Security Administration (FSA) l...

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Farmers during Great Depression: A black and white photo of a man in a field of cotton.

Farmers during Great Depression: A black and white photo of a man in a...

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Migratory labor digging potatoes, season very bad, market poor, left potatoes in ground as long as possible, hoping for rise in prices. Often not worth digging, left to rot in ground. Near Homestead, Florida

Migratory labor digging potatoes, season very bad, market poor, left p...

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Temporary auto license. A common sight in migratory labor camps. Many enter California after cotton picking in Arizona without sufficient money to buy license plates. California

Temporary auto license. A common sight in migratory labor camps. Many ...

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A couple of men standing next to a tent, Mississippi. Farmers during Great Depression.

A couple of men standing next to a tent, Mississippi. Farmers during G...

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Mexican seasonal labor contracted for by planters, picking cotton on Knowlton Plantation, Perthshire, Mississippi Delta, Mississippi

Mexican seasonal labor contracted for by planters, picking cotton on K...

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Cabin of Negroes living near Jefferson, Texas. This family owned about thirty acres but were not farming it, doing day labor for a living

Cabin of Negroes living near Jefferson, Texas. This family owned about...

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Farmers during Great Depression: A black and white photo of a man in a field.

Farmers during Great Depression: A black and white photo of a man in a...

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White migrant talking in camp near Edinburg, Texas. These people claimed that they were not migrants, even though it was obvious that they were doing migrant day labor and the condition of their tents showed that they had been on the road for a long time. They expressed themselves as needing nothing and desiring no governmental aid. However they agreed to having the pictures made since they felt that there were other people that might be helped in that way

White migrant talking in camp near Edinburg, Texas. These people claim...

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A black and white photo of two men working in a field, Florida. Farm Security Administration photograph

A black and white photo of two men working in a field, Florida. Farm S...

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"Riders" bring in the sacks of cotton on mule's back from the field to the wagon where it is unloaded and weighed. This is day labor brought in from Greenville, and the pickers receive seventy-five cents per one hundred pounds, on Nugent Plantation, Benoit, Mississippi Delta, Mississippi

"Riders" bring in the sacks of cotton on mule's back from the field to...

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A black and white photo of a group of people preparing food, Colorado. Farm Security Administration photograph

A black and white photo of a group of people preparing food, Colorado....

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A black and white photo of a crowd of people. Great Depression FFSA / OWI Negatives

A black and white photo of a crowd of people. Great Depression FFSA / ...

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Miner attaching airhose to power drill which he will use in drilling contest, Labor Day celebration, Silverton, Colorado

Miner attaching airhose to power drill which he will use in drilling c...

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Clinic building at the Agua Fria labor camp. Arizona

Clinic building at the Agua Fria labor camp. Arizona

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Migrant agricultural worker planting flowers in front of his metal shelter at the Agua Fria migratory labor camp, Arizona. Migrant workers are allowed to stay in the camps one day less than a year but many make improvements around their individual shelters

Migrant agricultural worker planting flowers in front of his metal she...

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Wife of migratory worker looking at a crocheted bedspread which she made, Agua Fria Migratory Labor Camp, Arizona. This is one of the indications that these migratory workers are still interested in homes

Wife of migratory worker looking at a crocheted bedspread which she ma...

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Picking peaches, Delta County, Colorado. This is all local labor in this particular section

Picking peaches, Delta County, Colorado. This is all local labor in th...

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Standing, left to right: Charles v. McLaughlin, Undersecretary of Labor; Eugene Meyer, publisher of the Washington Post; Roger D. Lapham, president of the American Hawaiian Steamship Company; Cyrus Ching, Vice President, U.S. Rubber Corporation; Walter C. Teagle, former President, Standard Oil Company of New Jersey; George M. Harrison, grand president, Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks; George Meany, general secretary of the AFL American Federation of Labor); Philip Murray, CIO President; Thomas Kennedy, secretary treasurer, United Mine Workers (UMW). Seated, left to right: Frank P. Graham, University of North Carolina President; Sidney Hillman, Associate Director General representing the Office of Production Management (OPM); Chairman Clarence Dykstra; Daniel Tracy, second Assistant Secretary of Labor; William H. Davis, Vice-Chairman, new Mediation Board, former Chairman of New York state mediation board

Standing, left to right: Charles v. McLaughlin, Undersecretary of Labo...

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Vegetable garden in back of labor home. Tulare migrant camp. Visalia, California

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A group of people standing in front of a car, Colorado. Farm Security Administration photograph

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Agriculture workers during Great Depression. An old black and white photo of a woman picking vegetables.

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Day labor now is used almost exclusively on Hopson Plantation, displacing the old tenants on the place. Cotton choppers are hired in nearby towns for seventy-five cents to one dollar a day and trucked to the plantation. Clarksdale, Mississippi Delta, Mississippi

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Home management supervisor Mrs. Merrin discusses the canning program with one of camp members inside her shelter. Osceola migratory labor camp. Belle Glade, Florida

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Medical unit at the migratory labor camp. Sinton, Texas

Medical unit at the migratory labor camp. Sinton, Texas

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Kitchen in the community building at the migratory labor camp. Robstown, Texas

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A woman holding a baby in her lap. Great Depression FFSA / OWI Negatives

A woman holding a baby in her lap. Great Depression FFSA / OWI Negativ...

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One of the scattered labor homes with privy. New Madrid County, Missouri

One of the scattered labor homes with privy. New Madrid County, Missou...

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Camp member who does general carpentry work jobs during slack packing house season builds a window box for his shelter at Osceola migratory labor camp. Belle Glade, Florida

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Children taking setting-up exercises at the WPA (Work Projects Administration) nursery school at Agua Fria migratory labor camp. Arizona

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Cranking up motor which will supply power for the miners drilling contest, Labor Day celebration, Silverton, Colorado

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Interior of one of the shelters at Okeechobee migratory labor camp. Belle Glade, Florida

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Spectators at labor day parade in Du Bois, Pennsylvania

Spectators at labor day parade in Du Bois, Pennsylvania

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