The "banner of revolt" as displayed by a parade of mill workers at that center of seething labor unrest, Lawrence, Mass.

The "banner of revolt" as displayed by a parade of mill workers at that center of seething labor unrest, Lawrence, Mass.

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Title:
The "banner of revolt" as displayed by a parade of mill workers at that center of seething labor unrest, Lawrence, Mass.
Date:
1912
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Photomechanical prints
Location:
Lawrence Public Library
Special Collections
Collection (local):
Lawrence, Mass. Textile Strike of 1912
Subjects:
Strikes
Textile mill workers
Textile Workers' Strike, Lawrence, Mass., 1912
Places:
Massachusetts > Essex (county) > Lawrence
Extent:
1 photograph : photomechanical print ; 14 x 11 cm
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It shows a banner being held between two poles by strikers. In the background one can see another banner that is written in Spanish. The banner reads: “XX Century civilization... for the progress of the human race, we have jails, gallows, guillotine’s, monthjuich*, and electric chairs for the people who keep the “soldier’s” to kill them when they revolt against Wood & others Czars of capitalism. _____________Rise!! Slaves of the world!! No God No master. One for all & all for one”. The caption below the images reads: The “Banner of revolt” as displayed by a parade of mill workers at that center of seething labor unrest, Lawrence, Mass.
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Courtesy Lawrence Public Library
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Accession #:
2011.14
Identifier:
banner