Hosiery industry strikes

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Philadelphia Record

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Funeral rites & ceremonies--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Hosiery.

Riot control--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Strikes--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Judicial proceedings--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Local Subjects:

Funeral rites & ceremonies--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Hosiery.

Riot control--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Strikes--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Judicial proceedings--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Penn Provenance:

Gift of the Philadelphia Record

Physical Description:

61 photoprints : silver gelatin

Place of Publication:

1930-1939

Summary:

Documents hosiery workers on strike throughout Philadelphia. Highlights the Apex Hosiery Mill strike at 5th and Luzerne Streets. Shows windows broken at the inception of the strike, Mayor Wilson's address to the crowd, and strikers marching off grounds during evacuation. Includes views of sit down strikers, the plant interior, voters casting ballots, and judicial proceedings. The location of other hosiery strikes shown are the Opal Hosiery Mill, the Kramer Hosiery Mill, the Torresdale Hosiery Mill, the Artcraft Hosiery Mill, the Brounhill-Kramer mill, the Cambria Mill, Marshall Field & Co., and the Whitehall Hosiery Mill. These images depict sit-down strikes, meetings, judicial proceedings, mill interiors, interaction with police, and celebrations after strike settlement. Contains notable images of a tribute to workers slain during strike violence at the Cambria plant.

These subject entries for the Philadelphia Record newspaper's photo morgue are primarily for Places (buildings, parks, streets, etc.), Things (Bicycles, Bison, Blind Persons [just sampling the B's]), Events (Democratic National Convention 1936, Flourtown Fair, Harvest Week) and Social Constructs (Home Economics, City Planning, Eating & Drinking, etc.). Each of these subjects became a MARC record which included a call number. In the case of these records, the call numbers are the actual folder numbers for the materials referenced. Therefore, these subject headings are really also an index for this section of the Philadelphia Record newspaper's photograph morgue. [The name section of the Philadelphia Record photo morgue represents individuals, A-Z, and

Notes:

Part of the Philadelphia Record Photograph Collection; for general information, see collection record.