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Strike Collection (#2)

"Unyielding Demands and Unbreakable Spirits: A Glimpse into the World of Strikes" Poster for England's Glory Matches

Background imageStrike Collection: Striking Beauty Workers

Striking Beauty Workers
Four women workers from The Beauty Shop, on strike for decent living wages and decent working hours. Date: early 1930s

Background imageStrike Collection: Man on Road Photo

Man on Road Photo
Where is he going ? Is there a bus strike ? Is he composing verses in his head or elaborating philosophical concepts ? Or has his car run out of petrol ? 1950s

Background imageStrike Collection: Engraving of a tree split by lightning

Engraving of a tree split by lightning
Engraving depicting a tree that had split after being hit by lightning at Hanwell, west London. When a lightning bolt strikes a tree

Background imageStrike Collection: The General Strike - Government leaders

The General Strike - Government leaders
Government leaders during the General Strike: Ministers and Commissioners. 1. Chief Civil Commissioner: Sir W. Mitchell-Thomson, 2. Principal Chief Assistant Commissioner, Mr. A. B. Lowry, 3

Background imageStrike Collection: Animal Band Good Night

Animal Band Good Night
Poodle conductor, standing on a dais, raps the baton on the music stand while a donkey bass player, a goat trumpeter & a ? dog percussionist strike up a tune

Background imageStrike Collection: Strike / Volunteer Signals

Strike / Volunteer Signals
An undergraduate volunteer in a railway signal box during the General Strike

Background imageStrike Collection: Hunger Strike 1920

Hunger Strike 1920
Terence MacSwiney, Mayor of Cork, goes on hunger strike and dies

Background imageStrike Collection: Reggie's Last Yankee Homer

Reggie's Last Yankee Homer
Michael Castellano

Background imageStrike Collection: Old English Sports and Games: Cricket, 1901 (colour litho)

Old English Sports and Games: Cricket, 1901 (colour litho)
BSA408881 Old English Sports and Games: Cricket, 1901 (colour litho) by Aldin, Cecil Charles Windsor (1870-1935); 30.5x35.6 cm; Private Collection; eThe British Sporting Art Trust; English

Background imageStrike Collection: Music cover, Our Love Affair, Mickey Rooney & Judy Garland

Music cover, Our Love Affair, Mickey Rooney & Judy Garland
Music cover, Our Love Affair, words and music by Arthur Freed and Roger Edens, from the MGM film Strike Up The Band, starring Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland. 1940

Background imageStrike Collection: Police guarding Liverpool Station during transport strike

Police guarding Liverpool Station during transport strike
Policemen on horseback guarding Liverpool Station during the general transport strike of 1911. The strike began with two of the seamens unions, resulting from a range of grievances

Background imageStrike Collection: Tonypandy / Fusiliers

Tonypandy / Fusiliers
TONYPANDY COAL STRIKE Lancashire fusiliers waiting to depart for Tonypandy

Background imageStrike Collection: EXPRESS STRIKE, 1910. Street scene during the express strike in New York City. Photograph

EXPRESS STRIKE, 1910. Street scene during the express strike in New York City. Photograph, 1910

Background imageStrike Collection: Strike action, with London trams at a standstill

Strike action, with London trams at a standstill
The scene near the Elephant and Castle, London, with a continuous line of double-decker trams all heading in the direction of London Bridge during the 1911 strike. 1911

Background imageStrike Collection: Labour unrest in Glasgow

Labour unrest in Glasgow
The strikers and police during the Glasgow strikes

Background imageStrike Collection: Strike at Covent Garden

Strike at Covent Garden
Covent Garden market suffering from strike actions; a single cart leaving the market has to be protected by three policemen

Background imageStrike Collection: Strike Meeting / Boldon

Strike Meeting / Boldon
Colliers wives are summoned to a mass meeting at Boldon, Co. Durham

Background imageStrike Collection: Great Macdermott / Feather

Great Macdermott / Feather
THE GREAT MACDERMOTT (Gilbert Hastings Farrell) Music hall singer of patriotic songs: I ll strike you with a feather

Background imageStrike Collection: 151C MERU factory workers going to an annual demonstration. e 1900

151C MERU factory workers going to an annual demonstration. e 1900
2699247 151C MERU factory workers going to an annual demonstration. e 1900; (add.info.: 151C MERU factory workers going to an annual demonstration. e 1900); © Estate of Gerald Bloncourt

Background imageStrike Collection: W.D. Haywood leads Lowell strike parade, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

W.D. Haywood leads Lowell strike parade, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
W.D. Haywood leads Lowell strike parade, 1912. Shows William Dudley (Big Bill) Haywood, an American labor movement leader, marching with strikers in Lowell, Massachusetts.

Background imageStrike Collection: Pennsylvania coal strike - in Atlantic camp showing guns of deputies, between c1910 and c1915

Pennsylvania coal strike - in Atlantic camp showing guns of deputies, between c1910 and c1915.

Background imageStrike Collection: In Superior Camp - Mine strike, Pennsylvania, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

In Superior Camp - Mine strike, Pennsylvania, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
In Superior Camp - Mine strike, Pennsylvania, between c1910 and c1915.

Background imageStrike Collection: London Strike. Police escort for one van., between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

London Strike. Police escort for one van., between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
London Strike. Police escort for one van., between c1910 and c1915.

Background imageStrike Collection: Breaking garbage strike at $5 day, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

Breaking garbage strike at $5 day, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Breaking garbage strike at $5 day, 1911. Shows horse-drawn garbage wagons collecting trash during a New York City garbage strike, Nov. 8-11, 1911.

Background imageStrike Collection: White Wings under police protection, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

White Wings under police protection, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
White Wings under police protection, 1911. Shows men dressed in white uniforms and hats sweeping garbage in the streets, during a New York City garbage strike, Nov. 8-11, 1911.

Background imageStrike Collection: Garbage strike, crowd around carts, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

Garbage strike, crowd around carts, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Garbage strike, crowd around carts, 1911. Shows crowd in foreground with garbage wagons and police in background, during a garbage strike in New York City, Nov. 8-11, 1911

Background imageStrike Collection: White Wings who have not struck, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

White Wings who have not struck, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
White Wings who have not struck, 1911. Shows men in white uniforms and hats with brooms in the street to sweep trash during the New York City garbage strike, Nov. 8-11, 1911.

Background imageStrike Collection: Police protecting garbage carts, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

Police protecting garbage carts, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Police protecting garbage carts, 1911. Shows the garbage strike in New York City, Nov. 8-11, 1911.

Background imageStrike Collection: Garbage carts protected by police, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

Garbage carts protected by police, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Garbage carts protected by police, 1911. Shows the garbage strike in New York City, Nov. 8-11, 1911.

Background imageStrike Collection: Garbage strike, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

Garbage strike, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Garbage strike, 1911. Shows the garbage strike in New York City, Nov. 8-11, 1911.

Background imageStrike Collection: N.Y. - Lawrence strike meeting, (1912?). Creator: Bain News Service

N.Y. - Lawrence strike meeting, (1912?). Creator: Bain News Service
N.Y. - Lawrence strike meeting, (1912?). Shows group of men gathered outdoors, probably in New York City, to hear about the textile mill strike in Lawrence, MA.

Background imageStrike Collection: Lawrence strike meeting, New York, (1912?). Creator: Bain News Service

Lawrence strike meeting, New York, (1912?). Creator: Bain News Service
Lawrence strike meeting, New York, (1912?). Shows group of men gathered outdoors, probably in New York City, to hear about the textile strike in Lawrence, MA.

Background imageStrike Collection: Strikers crossing London Bridge, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Strikers crossing London Bridge, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Strikers crossing London Bridge, between c1910 and c1915.

Background imageStrike Collection: Police patrol marching outside Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia, 1910

Police patrol marching outside Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Police patrol marching outside Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia, 1910.

Background imageStrike Collection: Employees of the Baldwin Locomotive works standing outside bldg., Philadelphia, 1910

Employees of the Baldwin Locomotive works standing outside bldg., Philadelphia, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Employees of the Baldwin Locomotive works standing outside bldg., Philadelphia, 1910.

Background imageStrike Collection: Strikers clamoring for motorman of car, Philadelphia, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

Strikers clamoring for motorman of car, Philadelphia, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Strikers clamoring for motorman of car, Philadelphia, 1910.

Background imageStrike Collection: Battered striker with policemen, Philadelphia, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

Battered striker with policemen, Philadelphia, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Battered striker with policemen, Philadelphia, 1910.

Background imageStrike Collection: Rioters stoning a trolley car, Philadelphia, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

Rioters stoning a trolley car, Philadelphia, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Rioters stoning a trolley car, Philadelphia, 1910.

Background imageStrike Collection: Rioters charging horse-drawn car, later wrecking it on Kensington Ave., Philadelphia, 1910

Rioters charging horse-drawn car, later wrecking it on Kensington Ave., Philadelphia, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Rioters charging horse-drawn car, later wrecking it on Kensington Ave., Philadelphia, 1910.

Background imageStrike Collection: Strike pickets, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

Strike pickets, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Strike pickets, 1910. Four women strikers from Ladies Tailors union on picket line during the "Uprising of the 20,000," garment workers strike, New York City.

Background imageStrike Collection: Women strike pickets from Ladies Tailors, New York, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

Women strike pickets from Ladies Tailors, New York, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Women strike pickets from Ladies Tailors, New York, 1910.

Background imageStrike Collection: Strike pickets, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

Strike pickets, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Strike pickets, 1910. Two women strikers from Ladies Tailors union on picket line during the "Uprising of the 20,000," garment workers strike, New York City.

Background imageStrike Collection: Women strike pickets, New York, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

Women strike pickets, New York, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Women strike pickets, New York, 1910.

Background imageStrike Collection: Women strike pickets, New York, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

Women strike pickets, New York, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Women strike pickets, New York, 1910.

Background imageStrike Collection: Strikers at Auburn - April '13, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

Strikers at Auburn - April '13, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Strikers at Auburn - April '13, 1913. Shows strikers involved in strike related to the dismantling of International Harvester Company's twine mill, Auburn, New York.

Background imageStrike Collection: Striking waiters, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Striking waiters, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Striking waiters, 1912.

Background imageStrike Collection: The orator, 1926. Creator: Arthur Briscoe

The orator, 1926. Creator: Arthur Briscoe
The orator, 1926. Depicts an Orator at Speakers Corner in Hyde Park on the eve of the 1926 General Strike.

Background imageStrike Collection: Striking waiters at headquarters, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Striking waiters at headquarters, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Striking waiters at headquarters, 1912.




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"Unyielding Demands and Unbreakable Spirits: A Glimpse into the World of Strikes" Poster for England's Glory Matches: Igniting a Spark of Solidarity National Coal Strike - The Battle for Miners' Rights in 1912 RAF Hastings T Mk. 5 - Taking Flight amidst Turmoil at RAF Finningley Suffragette Hunger Strike Medal W. S. P. U: Sacrifices for Equality Soviet Propaganda Poster: Fueling the Flames of Revolution through Strikes Picking Coal from Waste Tip during the 1921 South Wales Strike: Resilience in Adversity Soldiers at Brynkinalt Colliery, 1912: When Uniforms Joined the Ranks of Striking Workers How Pianola Works 1912: Music Amidst Labor Discontent The Fourth State by Giuseppe Pelliza da Volpedo: An Artistic Depiction of Working-Class Unity Waiters, Chefs, and Kitchen Hands at London's Savoy Hotel Go on Strike Early Today – Demanding Fairness Behind Luxurious Facades Bedwas Navigation Colliery, Monmouthshire, South Wales – A Battleground for Worker's Rights