Picket Collection (#7)

Police officers arrest Medgar Evers and NaCP executive secretary Roy Wilkins
WOOLWORTHs PROTEST, 1963. Police officers arrest Medgar Evers and NaCP executive secretary Roy Wilkins, while protesting outside a Woolworths Store in Jackson, Mississippi, 1 June 1963

Picket line in front of the Woolworth Building in New York City, 14 April 1960
NEW YORK: PICKET LINE, 1960. Picket line in front of the Woolworth Building in New York City, 14 April 1960. The majority of the picketers are ministers

Seamens strike at Union Square. Photographed 12 December 1936
NEW YORK: SEAMENs STRIKE. Seamens strike at Union Square. Photographed 12 December 1936

Wage Protest, 1926
WAGE PROTEST, 1926. A group of adults and children from Passaic, New Jersey, picket the White House following President Coolidges refusal to listen to their concerns regarding wage cuts in

CIVIL WAR: UNION PICKET. A Union picket (guard in front of the line) at Fort Mahone, during the Union Army siege of Petersburg, Virginia, June 1864 to March 1865

CIVIL WAR: UNION SOLDIERS. African American troops firing rifles at the picket station near Dutch Gap Canal in Dutch Cap, Virginia. Photograph, November 1864

CIVIL WAR: SOLDIERS. Pickets Trading Between the Lines. Pencil drawing by Edwin Forbes (1839-1895)

The first picket line - College day in the picket line. Women suffragists picketing in front of the White house. Date 1917 Feb

Atlanta, Georgia. Federal picket post shortly before the battle of July 22. Date 1864 July

Police and strikers during railway strike, Dublin
Police holding strikers back to allow non-union men to pass to Kingsbridge Station (now known as Heuston Station) in Dublin, Ireland. 1911

Street scene during the London Dock Strike

Strikers obstructing transport during London Dock Strike

Duncon Picquit - Shimla, India
Duncon Picquit (Duncan Picket) - a small hilltop fortification on the outskirts of Shimla (Simla), India. Possibly named after British General in Shimal in the early 19th century - General Duncan

Garden at an Allied army camp, Etaples, France, WW1
A well-kept garden at an Allied army camp, Etaples, northern France, during the First World War. Date: August 1918

Kentish Farmstead
Ratling Court, Ratling, Kent, England, a fine Tudor farmhouse and well lodge. It was at one time owned by the Cowper family, Royalist supporters of King Charles I. Date: 16th century

English Cottage Garden
A trim cottage and garden at Chobham, Surrey, England. Date: 1950s

Twee Farmhouse
An old farmhouse, grotesquely modernised with rather twee shutters and a picket fence, Halewood, Lancashire, England. Date: 19th century

1, Chalk Road
No.1, Chalk Road, Chalk, Kent. Over the doorway is a bust by Percy Fitzgerald :" Dickens spent his honeymoon in this house, 1836". etc. Date: 1812 - 1870

Striking masons picketing a building site during a strike. Date: 1859

Union sentries reading a Confederate message, Civil War
Confederate messenger stopped by Union pickets, US Civil War. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Shantytown near Paroa, South Island, New Zealand
General view of Shantytown, a recreation of a typical 1880s West Coast gold mining town near Paroa, Greymouth, South Island, New Zealand

Treaty House at Waitangi, North Island, New Zealand
View of the Treaty House at Waitangi, North Island, New Zealand. This was the home of the British Resident in New Zealand, James Busby (1801-1871)

The Civil War in America. The Picket leading the ships of th
General Burnside took his troops to engage with the Confederates on Roanoke Island

Foundlings at Play
Children playing outdoors in the sunshine at the Foundling Hospital, Guildford Street, London

Giant Sundial
A giant sundial, looking almost like a modern day satellite dish, on the outside of a private cottage at Seaton Ross, Yorkshire

STRIKERS MOCK A SCAB
The treatment of a scab by a group of strikers picketing a factory for better working conditions

Liverpool Picket Line
Strikers at Liverpool picket to prevent strike-breakers

Gracie Fields House
The home of popular Lancashire singer Gracie Fields (1898 - 1979)

Boys Ferreting C19
Two boys set a ferret down a rabbit hole

Building a By-Pass
The sign reads By-Pass work suspended, owing to National Economy requirements, presumably due to the British Depression. Curiously, these men are still at work

Clofosco Mountains
Sennayoke, in the Dolomites. In the background is the Senna Group and in the foreground is the Clofosco range

Jumping a Picket Fence
A man in top hat & top boots out for a country ride gets his horse to jump a high picket fence

Federal Sentinel
On the banks of the Potomac river, a Federal picket keeps watch while his companions sleep. Across the river are the Confederate batteries

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"From Boys Watching Brass Band to Lions Protest: A Picket's Journey Through History" Boys Watching Brass Band: In the heart of Guildford Cathedral, a group of young boys stands in awe as a brass band fills the air with enchanting melodies. Little do they know that this moment will forever be etched in their memories as their first encounter with the power of music. Fire at Arding & Hobbs, Clapham Junction: Amidst chaos and smoke, brave pickets stand united outside Arding & Hobbs during a devastating fire. Their unwavering presence symbolizes solidarity and support for those affected by this tragic event. Observation - Picket watching Salmah from the Worm, WW1: In the trenches of World War I, a lone soldier finds solace in observing a picket standing guard nearby. Despite the horrors surrounding them, this simple act reminds him of humanity's resilience even amidst adversity. Kensington Palace 1930s: Against the backdrop of elegance and opulence at Kensington Palace in the 1930s, an unexpected sight catches one's attention – a solitary picket silently protesting against social injustices that plague society. Houses and Gardens: As spring blooms around an old cottage nestled in Hartley, its picturesque charm is interrupted by an unlikely visitor – a determined picket advocating for change within these idyllic surroundings. Official picket line outside Vauxhall Motors, Dunstable: The gates of Vauxhall Motors become both battleground and meeting ground as workers unite on an official picket line demanding fair treatment and improved working conditions. Building workers dispute, Lambeth South London: Construction sites echo with shouts and chants as building workers take to the streets to voice their grievances through peaceful protests on vibrant picket lines across Lambeth in South London. NALGO union members campaigning with placards.