707 results for: Labor and Labor Unions
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American Legion exposes Communist College in Burke Building, Seattle, 1936
The Communist Party of the United States (CPUSA) steadily gained membership through the 1930s, largely because of its success in organizing labor unions and its early opposition to fascism.In early 1936, the American Legion exposed a burgeoning "Communist College" set up in an office in the Burke Building at Second Avenue and Marion Street. Upon discovery, the office was hastily…
ID Number:1986.5.1894.1
Date:1936
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Men being loaded into a police paddy wagon, Seattle, 1936
The Communist Party of the United States (CPUSA) steadily gained membership through the 1930s, largely because of its success in organizing labor unions and its early opposition to fascism. The American Legion was integral in exposing communist activity during this time. This photograph depicts men suspected of belonging to a communist organization being loaded into a paddy wagon. Written on…
ID Number:1986.5.1894.2
Date:1936
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Public employment office exterior showing men looking at listings, Seattle, 1936
Signs in image include: Women's Division Room 108 County City Bldg.Men's Division Public Employment Office, City of Seattle, In Cooperation with U.S. Employment Service, Help Supplied -- No Fees.Handwritten on sleeve: Employment.Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): July 13, 1936.United States Employment Service also known…
ID Number:1986.5.2471.1
Date:1936
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Men looking at listings posted in the window of the Public Employment Office, Seattle, 1936
Writing on window in image: Women's Division Room 108 County City Bldg. Men's Division Public Employment Office, City of Seattle, In Cooperation with U.S. Employment Service, Help Supplied -- No Fees. Handwritten on sleeve: Employment Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): July 13, 1936United States…
ID Number:1986.5.2471.2
Date:1936
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Youth farm workers' camp near Auburn, June 28, 1943
World War II caused a shortage of farm labor. Some workers left to serve in the military. Japanese Americans, many of whom farmed in King County, Washington, were forcibly removed to inland incarceration camps. In late June 1943, a call went out asking Seattle and area residents to pick peas, berries, and other crops or work in canning plants. Several…
ID Number:1986.5.2904.1
Date:1943
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Migrant workers harvesting hay, 1944
The entrance of the United States into World War II created a shortage of farm laborers, as American men left to serve in the war. In the Yakima Valley and western Washington, the labor shortage was exacerbated by the incarceration of Japanese-Americans, many of whom worked on farms. The Braceros program, a series of laws and diplomatic agreements between the…
ID Number:1986.5.2905.1
Date:1944
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Two men cooking in a kitchen of migrant camp, 1944
The entrance of the United States into World War II created a shortage of farm laborers, as American men left to serve in the war. In the Yakima Valley and western Washington, the labor shortage was exacerbated by the incarceration of Japanese-Americans, many of whom worked on farms. The Braceros program, a series of laws and diplomatic agreements between the…
ID Number:1986.5.2905.2
Date:1944
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Migrant workers harvesting, Skagit Valley, 1943
The entrance of the United States into World War II created a shortage of farm laborers, as American men left to serve in the war. In the Yakima Valley and western Washington, the labor shortage was exacerbated by the incarceration of Japanese-Americans, many of whom worked on farms. The Braceros program, a series of laws and diplomatic agreements between the…
ID Number:1986.5.2907.1
Date:1943
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Migrant workers, Skagit Valley, 1943
The entrance of the United States into World War II created a shortage of farm laborers, as American men left to serve in the war. In the Yakima Valley and western Washington, the labor shortage was exacerbated by the incarceration of Japanese-Americans, many of whom worked on farms. The Braceros program, a series of laws and diplomatic agreements between the…
ID Number:1986.5.2907.2
Date:1943
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Mexican farm workers receiving paychecks, Skagit Valley, 1943
The entrance of the United States into World War II created a shortage of farm laborers, as American men left to serve in the war. In the Yakima Valley and western Washington, the labor shortage was exacerbated by the incarceration of Japanese-Americans, many of whom worked on farms. The Braceros program, a series of laws and diplomatic agreements between the…
ID Number:1986.5.2907.10
Date:1943