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Maritime Union pickets U.S. Dept. of Commerce. Washington, D.C., May 17. More than 500 members of the National Maritime Union picketed the U.S. Commerce Department Building today in protest against what they said was indiscriminate issuance of seaman's certificates. Patrick D. Whalen, Chairman of the Baltimore branch of the NMU, said the marine workers had no quarrel with Secretary Hopkins but were directing their picketing against the Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation, a division of the Department

Maritime Union pickets U.S. Dept. of Commerce. Washington, D.C., May 1...

A group of people standing in front of a building. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Women Representing Foreign Countries Suffragette's Parade - March 3, 1913 - Washington, D.C.

Women Representing Foreign Countries Suffragette's Parade - March 3, 1...

Title transcribed from item. Summary: Image of women in various ethnic dress marching in a parade while crowds of people watch. Striped awnings in background and lamp post in foreground. On verso: Foreign natio... More

Arrival in Washington in March 1913 of Rosalie Jones' band of pilgrims on their trip from New York to the National Capitol to ask President Wilson to give his support to the national woman suffrage amendment. This photograph shows Washington suffragists escorting the pilgrims through the streets of the Capitol.

Arrival in Washington in March 1913 of Rosalie Jones' band of pilgrims...

Title transcribed from item. Summary: Photograph of procession in street surrounded by large crowds of people.

Minnesota Day on the picket line. In center, Miss A.H. Potter of Minneapolis, Minn. State Chairman, 1917

Minnesota Day on the picket line. In center, Miss A.H. Potter of Minne...

Title transcribed from item. Summary: Five women pickets from Minnesota standing with their banners in front of NWP headquarters. Banners read: "Scandinavian Suffrage Association of Minnesota" and "Minnesota Br... More

Protest to president on Japanese silk boycott. Washington, D.C., Jan. 28. Following a parade to the White House in protest against the Japanese silk boycott these members of the American Federation of Hosiery Workers presented an Anti-Boycott Memorial to President Roosevelt. Left to right: Lillian [...]earer, Lucille Numbers, Teresa Motz, Clare Schutt, [...]ide Omlor, Ethel Gillies, 1/28/38

Protest to president on Japanese silk boycott. Washington, D.C., Jan. ...

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News reporter before the Dies Committee. Washington, D.C., Oct. 22. Hungry college students brought an end to last year's "labor holiday" at Lansing, Mich. Donald W. Gardenor, Detroit Times Reporter, told the House Committee investigating Un-American affairs. Students at the Michigan State Agricultural College at East Lansing entered the picture Gardener said, when Union pickets attempted to close restaurants. The pickets, acting on behalf of the local automobile workers union, had declared a labor holiday in protest against the Sheriff's arrest of eight persons who had been picketing a trecking company, 10/22/38

News reporter before the Dies Committee. Washington, D.C., Oct. 22. Hu...

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[Demonstrators marching in the street holding signs during the March on Washington, 1963] / MST.

[Demonstrators marching in the street holding signs during the March o...

Contact sheet folder caption: "Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. MST, 8/28/63." U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection. Contact sheet available for reference purposes: USN&WR COLL - Job n... More

[African American demonstrators outside the White House, with signs "We demand the right to vote, everywhere" and signs protesting police brutality against civil rights demonstrators in Selma, Alabama] / WKL.

[African American demonstrators outside the White House, with signs "W...

U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection. Contact sheet available for reference purposes: USN&WR COLL - Job no. 13478, frame 17. Contact sheet folder caption: "Demonstrators outside the White Ho... More

[Women, including those representing the states of Wisconsin and Oregon, and delegations from Womans' clubs, assemble in first national suffrage parade, Washington, D.C.]

[Women, including those representing the states of Wisconsin and Orego...

Title derived by Library of Congress staff. Summary: Photograph of contingents of suffragists marching with banners on street. Banners read: "Delegations From Womans Clubs", "Wisconsin," and "Oregon."

Dedication of Women's Pioneer Statue in U.S. Capitol crypt, Feb. 15, 1921.

Dedication of Women's Pioneer Statue in U.S. Capitol crypt, Feb. 15, 1...

Title transcribed from item. Summary: Photograph of large group of women with banners gathered around the Women's Pioneer Statue in the Capitol.

[Protesters with signs: "What about 7A Johnson?," "Reinstate Donovan," etc.]

[Protesters with signs: "What about 7A Johnson?," "Reinstate Donovan,"...

A group of men standing on a sidewalk holding signs. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

WPA workers protest relief cuts. Washington, D.C., Dec. 15. WPA workers from 26 states, head by David Lasser, President of the Workers Alliance, today protested to Assistant Administrator Aubrey Williams the recent cuts in relief. Their kicks were against the current wage scales, geographical wage differentials, inadequate number of WPA enrollees and the 'unjust and unfair' labor relations setup. Lasser is on the right and Aubrey Williams in center seated, 12/15/38

WPA workers protest relief cuts. Washington, D.C., Dec. 15. WPA worker...

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Italian Embassy picketed by peace-democracy group protesting seizures. Washington, D.C., April 8. Representatives of the Washington branch of the American League for Peace and Democracy took up signs today and picketed the Italian Embassy. It was a variety of long-distance picketing, however, for police kept demonstrators at a distance of 500 feet from the Embassy. The group protested Fascist and Nazi conquests and establishment of various 'protectorates' in Europe. 4-8-39

Italian Embassy picketed by peace-democracy group protesting seizures....

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Washington, D.C. Clayton Powell and the New York delegation on their way to protest against poll tax filibuster

Washington, D.C. Clayton Powell and the New York delegation on their w...

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[Group of African-Americans, marching near the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., to protest the lynching of four African-Americans in Georgia]

[Group of African-Americans, marching near the Capitol building in Was...

Associated Press photograph. No. 12779D. Forms part of: New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

[Protestors at White House gates]

[Protestors at White House gates]

A group of men holding up signs in front of a fence. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[National Woman's Party members standing in line with banners during the dedication ceremonies for the Alva E. Belmont House, 1922.]

[National Woman's Party members standing in line with banners during t...

Title derived by Library of Congress staff. Summary: Photograph of National Woman's Party members assembling in street with banners. Among the banners are those reading "Nebraska," "California Republic," Connec... More

Objects to workers. Edna Morris, who lives within a few hundred feet of the government-owned "Tugwelltown" being constructed near Washington by Rehabilitation Administration, arms herself to protect her property against what she termed the "thieving" of the workers on the project. Many people living in Maryland adjacent to the project protest the importation of about 500 transients brought in daily from the District of Columbia to work on the project. 10/15/35

Objects to workers. Edna Morris, who lives within a few hundred feet o...

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Communists arrested in attempt to picket German Embassy. Washington, D.C., Nov. 30. Communists attempting to picket the German Embassy today were arrested and hauled off the the Hoosegow. The group calling themselves the "Committee against Nazi intervention in Spain" protested Germany's recognition of Spainish Fascists and demanded that Germany free Lawrence Simpson, American seaman imprisoned in Germany. 113036

Communists arrested in attempt to picket German Embassy. Washington, D...

A group of men standing around a bus, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified data on the negative or negative sleeve. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. General information about t... More

Convincing argument. Washington, D.C., Jan. 28. These girls, members of the delegation of three hundred hosiery workers from Philadelphia who paraded to the White House today in protest against the Japanese Silk boycott present a convincing argument on why women should continue to wear silk hose, 1/28/38

Convincing argument. Washington, D.C., Jan. 28. These girls, members o...

A group of women sitting next to each other holding a sign. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Italian Embassy picketed by peace-democracy group protesting seizures. Washington, D.C., April 8. Representatives of the Washington branch of the American League for Peace and Democracy took up signs today and picketed the Italian Embassy. It was a variety of long-distance picketing, however, for police kept demonstrators at a distance of 500 feet from the Embassy. The group protested Fascist and Nazi conquests and establishment of various 'protectorates' in Europe. 4-8-39

Italian Embassy picketed by peace-democracy group protesting seizures....

A group of people walking down a sidewalk holding signs, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, In... More

Pueblos bring first protest since Lincoln

Pueblos bring first protest since Lincoln

Four Pueblo men (l to r) Santiago Naranjo, Waihusing, James Miller, and Jesus Baca, standing, facing front, wearing traditional and western clothing, each wearing a blanket and carrying a cane given them by Abr... More

Police arresting party demonstrators outside Senate Office Building, Oct. 1918.

Police arresting party demonstrators outside Senate Office Building, O...

Title transcribed from item. Summary: Photograph of policemen confronting a line of National Woman's Party pickets on Constitution Avenue. The suffragists wear sashes and carry suffrage banners. Women near the ... More

Police arresting party picketers outside White House, August 1918.

Police arresting party picketers outside White House, August 1918.

Title transcribed from item. Summary: Photograph of National Woman's Party pickets (holding suffrage banners) in front of the White House gates being escorted to car by policeman, while spectators, including a ... More

[Protesters with signs: "Johnson unfair to labor," "Reinstate Donovan," etc.]

[Protesters with signs: "Johnson unfair to labor," "Reinstate Donovan,...

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

[Marchers with "National Council of Negro Women" sign at the March on Washington, 1963]

[Marchers with "National Council of Negro Women" sign at the March on ...

U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection. Contact sheet available for reference purposes: USN&WR COLL - Job no. 10344, frame 24.

WOMAN SUFFRAGE. GROUP BEFORE CAPITOL

WOMAN SUFFRAGE. GROUP BEFORE CAPITOL

A large crowd of people standing around a street, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Photograph shows anti-war protesters at the U.S. Capitol rallying against President Wilson's speech to Congress... More

Reagan la roba a los pobres Migrant farm worker at a demonstration, Washington, D.C. / / Espada.

Reagan la roba a los pobres Migrant farm worker at a demonstration, Wa...

Photograph shows an elderly man in the Solidarity Day march, holding a picket sign with the message: Pres. Reagan robas a los pobres para darle a los ricos, LCLAA, in a crowd at a protest. A sign in the backgro... More

Protest of the farmer: address of President L. L. Polk to Citizens Alliance No. 4 of Washington, D.C., at Concordia Hall, April 14, 1891.

Protest of the farmer: address of President L. L. Polk to Citizens All...

Picryl description: Public domain rare book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

[Grand Picket at the White House, eve of President Woodrow Wilson's second inauguration.]

[Grand Picket at the White House, eve of President Woodrow Wilson's se...

Title derived by Library of Congress staff. Summary: Photograph on a rainy day of a woman standing on chair in slicker and rain hat speaking through a megaphone to suffragists standing with suffrage banners. On... More

Maryland Day [picketing the White House for suffrage]

Maryland Day [picketing the White House for suffrage]

Title transcribed from item, with additional information derived by Library of Congress staff. Summary: Photograph of suffragists marching in contingent with banners, picketing outside on the sidewalk in front ... More

WOMAN SUFFRAGE. SUFFRAGETTES WITH BANNERS

WOMAN SUFFRAGE. SUFFRAGETTES WITH BANNERS

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Children pickets at Raleigh Hotel waiters strike

Children pickets at Raleigh Hotel waiters strike

Two children holding signs in front of a building. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Vets protest bonus bill delay. Protesting Congress' delay in considering the soldiers' cash bonus proposal, scores of Washington veterans paraded to the Capitol in a demonstration to seek immediate action. They were met on the Capitol steps by members of the House who are war veterans, where the photograph shows them being addressed by Rep. [...] Patman of Texas. 1/31

Vets protest bonus bill delay. Protesting Congress' delay in consideri...

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Protest seating of Milton. Washington, D.C., Jan. 24. Labor's Non-Partisan League today filed a protest with the Senate against the seating of John Milton, appointed to the seat vacated by Gov. A. Harry Moore of New Jersey. In the photograph, left to right: Louis Friday, Clerk to Vice President Garner who accepted the protest; Carl Hoederman, Chairman of New Jersey Non-Partisan League; and E.L. Oliver, Vice President of National Labor Non-Partisan League, 12438

Protest seating of Milton. Washington, D.C., Jan. 24. Labor's Non-Part...

A group of men standing next to each other, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. Gene... More

Photograph taken at the White House of the group of children who have come to Wash. to appeal to the President for the release of political prisoners

Photograph taken at the White House of the group of children who have ...

Includes wives of political prisoners who are protesting with children. National Photo Company Collection. No. 18642.

Spanish women to protest State Department. Washington, D.C., April 4. Three thousand Spanish born women from large eastern cities, led by the widow of an American killed in Spain's Civil War, marched on the State Department today where they made a formal plea to "revoke the arms embargo against the democratically elected Government of Spain". The widow who headed the delegation was Mrs. Ernestina Gonzales, PH.D. and former Director of the Madrid University Library, 4/4/38

Spanish women to protest State Department. Washington, D.C., April 4. ...

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

The fight for freedom... is at home! Strike!

The fight for freedom... is at home! Strike!

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[College section of the March 3, 1913, suffrage parade in Washington, D.C.]

[College section of the March 3, 1913, suffrage parade in Washington, ...

Title derived by Library of Congress staff. Summary: Postcard image of women in caps and gowns in street. Banners read "Bryn Mawr" and "Wellesley."

[National Woman's Party members and crowd gathered in front of the Alva E. Belmont House during its dedication ceremony.]

[National Woman's Party members and crowd gathered in front of the Alv...

Title derived by Library of Congress staff. Summary: Photograph of crowds of people in front and around the Alva E. Belmont house.

[National Woman's Party members gathered outside with banners during the dedication ceremonies for the Alva E. Belmont House, 1922.]

[National Woman's Party members gathered outside with banners during t...

Title derived by Library of Congress staff. Summary: Photograph of National Woman's Party members standing in street with banners, including one reading "Maryland" and another "Women's Cooperative Union" (parti... More

President of Maritime union appears before senate committee. Washington, D.C., Dec. 14. Joseph Curran, President of the National Maritime Union. Photographed while appearing before a senate committee on Maritime affairs, while Curran testified that, "compulsory" use of mediation should be delayed until labor in the industry is thoroughly organized. The National Maritime Union which was created last May by a group that quit the International Seamens Union in protest against its leadership, has voted to affiliate with the CIO last night. The decision was reached after a poll of more than 20,000 unlicensed seamen who are members. 12/14/37

President of Maritime union appears before senate committee. Washingto...

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Protest WPA relief cuts. Washington, D.C., Dec .15. David Lasser, President of the Workers Alliance, and Mary Gorman, research worker for the same organization, led WPA workers from 28 states in protesting to Asst. WPA Administrator Aubry Williams the recent relief cuts, 12/15/38

Protest WPA relief cuts. Washington, D.C., Dec .15. David Lasser, Pres...

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Protest silk boycott. Washington, D.C., Jan. 28. Members of the American Federation of Hosiery Workers arriving today at Union Station today from they staged a parade to the White House as a protest against the boycott of Japanese silk. The women, three hundred strong, carried banners exhorting women to continue to wear silk hose and thus save the jobs of thousands of hosiery workers, 1/28/38

Protest silk boycott. Washington, D.C., Jan. 28. Members of the Americ...

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Reads protest against Government Reorganization Bill. Washington, D.C., March 28. Montana's Senator Burton K. Wheeler found his desk stacked high with telegraphic protests against the Government Reorganization Bill when he arrived at his office in the Capitol today, 3/28/38

Reads protest against Government Reorganization Bill. Washington, D.C....

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[War protesters] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

[War protesters] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

[Women from Boston and Charleston, West Virginia, holding signs, demonstrating against busing and textbooks, Washington, D.C.]

[Women from Boston and Charleston, West Virginia, holding signs, demon...

Other images on related contact sheet show U.S. Capitol in background. Signs read: "Charleston, W. Va. Get the dirty books out," "Prayer alone is not enough. We need action!," "Will silence be golden when our f... More

The Women's March was a worldwide protest on January 21, 2017, to advocate legislation and policies regarding human rights and other issues, including women's rights, immigration reform, healthcare reform, reproductive rights, the natural environment, LGBTQ rights, racial equality, freedom of religion, and workers' rights

The Women's March was a worldwide protest on January 21, 2017, to advo...

Most of the rallies were aimed at Donald Trump, immediately following his inauguration as President of the United States, largely due to statements that he had made and his positions which were regarded by many... More

Pueblos bring first protest since Lincoln

Pueblos bring first protest since Lincoln

Four Pueblo men (l to r) Santiago Naranjo, Waihusing, James Miller, and Jesus Baca, standing, facing front, wearing traditional and western clothing, each wearing a blanket and carrying a cane given them by Abr... More

Picket banners at Cameron House Hdqters-- Lafayette Sq.

Picket banners at Cameron House Hdqters-- Lafayette Sq.

Title transcribed from item. Summary: Photograph of group of suffragists wearing coats, hats, and suffrage sashes and holding banners in front of Lafayette Square headquarters, NWP. Banners read: "Mr. President... More

Arrives at court to protest Black's right to sit on nation's highest tribunal Washington, D.C., Oct. 4. Albert Levitt, Department of Justice Attorney, arriving at the U.S. Supreme Court where he asked permission to file a formal suit challenging Black's constitutional eligibility to sit on the bench. Chief Justice Hughes instructed Levitt to file his papers with the Clerk of the Court. When it convenes next Monday the court is expected to announce whether it will hear Levitt's petition. 10/4/37

Arrives at court to protest Black's right to sit on nation's highest t...

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Withdraws amendments to labor relations law. Washington, D.C., July 30. Senator Arthur H. Vanderburg, Republican of Michigan, reads a copy of the Labor Relations Bill after withdrawing his amendments following a protest from William Green, President of the A.F.of L. Green charged that Vandenberg's amendemnts to the measure provided for an extension of regulation of unions by the government that falls little short of the example set by fascist Germany, 7/30/37

Withdraws amendments to labor relations law. Washington, D.C., July 30...

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Protest seating of Milton. Washington, D.C., Jan. 24. Labor's Non-Partisan League today filed a protest with the Senate against the seating of John Milton, appointed to the seat vacated by Gov. A. Harry Moore of New Jersey. In the photograph, left to right: Louis Friday, Clerk to Vice President Garner who accepted the protest; Carl Hoederman, Chairman of New Jersey Non-Partisan League; and E.L. Oliver, Vice President of National Labor Non-Partisan League, 1/24/38

Protest seating of Milton. Washington, D.C., Jan. 24. Labor's Non-Part...

A group of men standing next to each other. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Protest to president on Japanese silk boycott. Washington, D.C., Jan. 28. Following a parade to the White House in protest against the Japanese silk boycott these members of the American Federation of Hosiery Workers presented an Anti-Boycott Memorial to President Roosevelt. Left to right: Lillian ...earer, Lucille Numbers, Teresa Motz, Clare Schutt, ...ide Omlor, Ethel Gillies, 12838

Protest to president on Japanese silk boycott. Washington, D.C., Jan. ...

A group of women standing next to each other, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. Ge... More

Protesters - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Protesters - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Date from negatives in same range Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. General information about the National Photo Company collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.npco This glass negative might sho... More

Civil rights march on Wash[ington], D.C. / [WKL].

Civil rights march on Wash[ington], D.C. / [WKL].

Photograph showing civil rights leaders, including Martin Luther King, Jr., surrounded by crowds carrying signs. Title from contact sheet folder caption. U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection.... More

Congress of Racial Equality conducts march in memory of Negro youngsters killed in Birmingham bombings, All Souls Church, 16th Street, Wash[ington], D.C. / [TOH].

Congress of Racial Equality conducts march in memory of Negro youngste...

Photograph showing people marching and carrying a sign that says "No More Birminghams." Title from contact sheet folder caption. U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection. Contact sheet available ... More

Large crowd at a National Mobilization to End the War in Vietnam direct action demonstration, Washington, D.C. WKL

Large crowd at a National Mobilization to End the War in Vietnam direc...

Title devised by Library staff from related contact sheet folder caption. Date from related contact sheet folder caption. Contact sheet available for reference purposes: USN&WR COLL - Job no. 18187, frame 4A. R... More

Black Panther Convention, Lincoln Memorial / [TOH/WKL].

Black Panther Convention, Lincoln Memorial / [TOH/WKL].

Photograph showing people gathered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial with a banner for the Revolutionary People's Constitutional Convention. Title from contact sheet folder caption. U.S. News & World Report ... More

[Demonstrators hold signs reading "Stop the impeachment" and "Stop the bombing" at an outdoor rally sponsored by the Rainbow PUSH Coalition protesting the impeachment of President Bill Clinton]

[Demonstrators hold signs reading "Stop the impeachment" and "Stop the...

Date from caption information for contact sheet ROLL CALL-1998-1101 or corresponding negative sleeve. Contact sheet available for reference purposes: ROLL CALL-1998-1101, frame 20A. Contact sheet or negative s... More

PACIFISTS - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

PACIFISTS - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

A crowd of people standing around each other, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Photograph shows anti-war protesters at the U.S. Capitol rallying against President Wilson's speech to Congress ask... More

Children pickets at Raleigh Hotel waiters strike

Children pickets at Raleigh Hotel waiters strike

Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negatives or negative sleeves. Date from negatives in same range. Posters in photograph: "I want food and can't get it. My papa was locke... More

Suffrage demonstration at Lafayette Statue (to get the last vote in the Senate) before June 4 1919

Suffrage demonstration at Lafayette Statue (to get the last vote in th...

Title transcribed from item. Summary: Photograph of five National Woman's Party members demonstrating, with banners, in front of the Lafayette Statue. Lucy Branham, center, is burning President Wilson's words. ... More

[Three National Woman's Party members with "Wage Earners" banner during the dedication ceremonies for the Alva E. Belmont House, 1922.]

[Three National Woman's Party members with "Wage Earners" banner durin...

Title derived by Library of Congress staff. Summary: Photograph of three women in white dresses, standing outside with two flags and banner that reads: "Wage Earners."

Communists arrested in attempt to picket German Embassy. Washington, D.C., Nov. 30. Communists attempting to picket the German Embassy today were arrested and hauled off the the Hoosegow. The group calling themselves the "Committee against Nazi intervention in Spain" protested Germany's recognition of Spainish Fascists and demanded that Germany free Lawrence Simpson, American seaman imprisoned in Germany. 11/30/36

Communists arrested in attempt to picket German Embassy. Washington, D...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

[Anti-Vietnam war protest and demonstration in front of the White House in support of singer Eartha Kitt] / [WKL or TO'H].

[Anti-Vietnam war protest and demonstration in front of the White Hous...

Photograph shows anti-war demonstrators carrying signs, "No more...Stop the war!", "Eartha Kitt speaks for the women of America", and "Stop the draft", picketing in front of the White House. Contact sheet avai... More

Poor People's March at Lafayette Park and on Connecticut Avenue / [WKL].

Poor People's March at Lafayette Park and on Connecticut Avenue / [WKL...

Photograph showing people marching and carrying signs at Connecticut Avenue and L Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. On the left is the Blake building. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2014)

Women's liberation march from Farrugut Square to Layfette i.e., Lafayette Park WKL

Women's liberation march from Farrugut Square to Layfette i.e., Lafaye...

Photograph shows women carrying banners and signs while marching down a street in Washington, D.C., during a demonstration in favor of equal rights for women. Title transcribed from contact sheet folder caption... More

[Representative Glen Browder patting a pig, "Madonna," being used to protest against President Clinton's proposed campaign finance reform plan]

[Representative Glen Browder patting a pig, "Madonna," being used to p...

Date from caption information for contact sheet ROLL CALL-1993-391 or corresponding negative sleeve. Contact sheet available for reference purposes: ROLL CALL-1993-391, frame 18. Contact sheet or negative slee... More

Raising the "No more war" banner over the headquarters of the Council for Limitation of Armaments in Wash., D.C.

Raising the "No more war" banner over the headquarters of the Council ...

Photograph shows a large group, mostly women, in front the National Council for Reduction of Armaments headquarters, in the same building as the National League of Women Voters headquarters, 532 17th St., N.W.,... More

Suffrage open air meeting at the National Capitol demanding that Congress pass the National woman suffrage amendment-- Feb. 1913. Corner Penn. Ave. and 15th St. where the Washington Hotel now stands.

Suffrage open air meeting at the National Capitol demanding that Congr...

Title transcribed from item. Summary: Photograph of street scene with crowds of people, bicyclist, trolleys and cars. Speakers on sidewalk platform at building at corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and 15th St., Was... More

Suffrage Procession, Wash[ington] D.C., May 9, 1914

Suffrage Procession, Wash[ington] D.C., May 9, 1914

Title transcribed from item. Summary: Image of men marching in parade with Socialist Party banners, central banner reads: "Democracy Industrial Political."

Section of Working Women's Picket --Feb. 17 [18], 1917

Section of Working Women's Picket --Feb. 17 [18], 1917

Summary: Photograph of four members of contingent of wage-earning women pickets, walking in suffrage procession on city sidewalk. They wear coats, hats, and suffrage sashes, and carry suffrage banners. Others s... More

The first suffrage picket line leaving the National Woman's Party headquarters to march to the White House gates on January 10, 1917. From left to right: Miss Berta Crone, of San Francisco, Miss Vivian Pierce, of San Diego, Miss Mildred Gilbert of San Francisco, Miss Maude Jamieson, of Norfolk, Virginia, Miss Joy Young of New York, Miss Mary Dowell of Philadelphia, Miss Gertrude Crocker of Chicago, Mrs. Bessie Papandre, of San Francisco, Miss Elizabeth Geary, of Chicago, Miss Frances Pepper of Washington, D.C., Miss Elizabeth Smith of Washington, D.C., and Miss Pauline Floyd of El Dorado, Ark.

The first suffrage picket line leaving the National Woman's Party head...

Title transcribed from item. Summary: Photograph of picket line of National Woman's Party members holding banners in front of NWP headquarters.

Striking Seamen naps as mates picket Commerce Department. Washington, D.C. Jan. 18. Tired and weary this striking seaman found the running board of a nearby auto a comfortable place to sleep as his mates picketed the Commerce Department today as a protest against provisions of the Copeland Safety-At-Sea Act

Striking Seamen naps as mates picket Commerce Department. Washington, ...

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

[Marchers with signs at the March on Washington, 1963]

[Marchers with signs at the March on Washington, 1963]

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

[Iran Hostage Crisis student demonstration, Washington, D.C.]

[Iran Hostage Crisis student demonstration, Washington, D.C.]

Contact sheet folder caption: Iran students demonstrate. MST. U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection. Contact sheet available for reference purposes.

Raising the "No more war" banner over the headquarters of the Council for Limitation of Armaments in Wash., D.C.

Raising the "No more war" banner over the headquarters of the Council ...

Photograph shows a large group, mostly women, in front the National Council for Reduction of Armaments headquarters, in the same building as the National League of Women Voters headquarters, 532 17th St., N.W.,... More

Senators hear women's protest on Roosevelt pump-priming program. Washington, D.C., May 13. Fifty women headed by Mrs. Hamilton Wright of New York today invaded the Senate Office Building to protest to members of the Senate Appropriations Committee against President Roosevelt's five billion dollar pump-priming program. The women, who are from New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, said they were not an organization. They are shown as they cornered four senators in the office of Senator Burke of Nebraska. The senators in the photograph [...] Truman of Missouri, Adams of Colorado, Burke of Nebraska, and Bridges of New Hampshire

Senators hear women's protest on Roosevelt pump-priming program. Washi...

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Associate Architect quits on design for new German Embassy. Washington, D.C., March 22. Harry F. Cunningham Associate Architect for the proposed new German Embassy, announced his resignation as a protest against acts by the German Reich today. He tendered his resignation to Charge D'Addaires Hans Thomsen, ad Interim. 3-22-39

Associate Architect quits on design for new German Embassy. Washington...

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California Republicans in Washington D. C. to Abraham Lincoln, Thursday, March 28, 1861 (Protest Edward Baker's interference with California appointments)

California Republicans in Washington D. C. to Abraham Lincoln, Thursda...

Protest of the farmer: address of President L. L. Polk to Citizens Alliance No. 4 of Washington, D.C., at Concordia Hall, April 14, 1891.

Protest of the farmer: address of President L. L. Polk to Citizens All...

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Protest of the farmer: address of President L. L. Polk to Citizens Alliance No. 4 of Washington, D.C., at Concordia Hall, April 14, 1891.

Protest of the farmer: address of President L. L. Polk to Citizens All...

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Protest of the farmer: address of President L. L. Polk to Citizens Alliance No. 4 of Washington, D.C., at Concordia Hall, April 14, 1891.

Protest of the farmer: address of President L. L. Polk to Citizens All...

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Protest of the farmer: address of President L. L. Polk to Citizens Alliance No. 4 of Washington, D.C., at Concordia Hall, April 14, 1891.

Protest of the farmer: address of President L. L. Polk to Citizens All...

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Striking Seamen picket Commerce Department. Washington, D.C. Jan. 18. A cold drenching rain failed to dampen the spirit of nearly 500 east coast seamen from Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and Boston, as they picketed the Commerce Department today as a protest against provisions of the Copeland Safety-At-Sea Act

Striking Seamen picket Commerce Department. Washington, D.C. Jan. 18. ...

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PACIFISTS - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

PACIFISTS - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

A crowd of people standing around a horse drawn carriage, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Photograph shows anti-war protesters at the U.S. Capitol rallying against President Wilson's speech to ... More

U.S. out of S.E. Asia now! Stop racism! Inauguration day, Jan. 20, Washington, D.C.

U.S. out of S.E. Asia now! Stop racism! Inauguration day, Jan. 20, Was...

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California Republicans in Washington D. C. to Abraham Lincoln, Thursday, March 28, 1861 (Protest Edward Baker's interference with California appointments)

California Republicans in Washington D. C. to Abraham Lincoln, Thursda...

Protest of the farmer: address of President L. L. Polk to Citizens Alliance No. 4 of Washington, D.C., at Concordia Hall, April 14, 1891.

Protest of the farmer: address of President L. L. Polk to Citizens All...

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Picketing in all sorts of weather. N.Y. Day Picket. Jan. 26, 1917

Picketing in all sorts of weather. N.Y. Day Picket. Jan. 26, 1917

Title transcribed from item. Summary: Photograph of three National Woman's Party picketers from New York wearing slickers holding banners outside in the rain. One banner reads, "Mr. President What will you do f... More

Strikers at Commerce Dept. Pickets at the Department of Commerce protesting Maritime Board decisions, 3/27/38

Strikers at Commerce Dept. Pickets at the Department of Commerce prote...

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Protest of the farmer: address of President L. L. Polk to Citizens Alliance No. 4 of Washington, D.C., at Concordia Hall, April 14, 1891.

Protest of the farmer: address of President L. L. Polk to Citizens All...

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Protest of the farmer: address of President L. L. Polk to Citizens Alliance No. 4 of Washington, D.C., at Concordia Hall, April 14, 1891.

Protest of the farmer: address of President L. L. Polk to Citizens All...

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Protest of the farmer: address of President L. L. Polk to Citizens Alliance No. 4 of Washington, D.C., at Concordia Hall, April 14, 1891.

Protest of the farmer: address of President L. L. Polk to Citizens All...

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New York Pickets at the White House, January 26, 1917

New York Pickets at the White House, January 26, 1917

Title transcribed from item. Summary: Suffragists picket with banners on sidewalk in front of White House gates. Banners read: "Mr. President You Say Liberty Is The Fundamental Demand of the Human Spirit," "Mr.... More

Protesters with signs: "What about 7A Johnson?," "Reinstate Donovan," etc.

Protesters with signs: "What about 7A Johnson?," "Reinstate Donovan," ...

A group of men standing on a sidewalk holding signs, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Date based on date of negatives in same range. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. General information about th... More

War protesters - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

War protesters - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

A black and white photo of a man on a horse, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Date based on date of negatives in same range. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. General information about the Harris... More

Protest of the farmer: address of President L. L. Polk to Citizens Alliance No. 4 of Washington, D.C., at Concordia Hall, April 14, 1891.

Protest of the farmer: address of President L. L. Polk to Citizens All...

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Protest of the farmer: address of President L. L. Polk to Citizens Alliance No. 4 of Washington, D.C., at Concordia Hall, April 14, 1891.

Protest of the farmer: address of President L. L. Polk to Citizens All...

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