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A family pickets the Buckingham community center in Arlington, Va. June 9, 1941 after a strike was called by the Laborer's Union in a contract dispute over wages and benefits.
The strike was called by the Laborers’ District Council, Alexandria, an affiliate of the AFL after the management of the 1800-unit apartment complex refused to respond to a contract offer submitted a month before by union officials.
Painters, porters and yardmen joined the strike causing delays in trash and garbage collection. The interracial strikers were pressing for increased wages, vacation, a paid sick leave plan and a closed union shop.
While the workers were both black and white, the apartment complex was for whites-only and would be the target of a year-long effort at integration 25 years later.
The Buckingham Civic Association, representing 4500 tenants at the complex, adopted a resolution supporting “the position of the striking employees” and called on management to meet with the union and engage in collective bargaining.
The Arlington Labor Non-Partisan League called for public support saying that workers faced “intolerable working conditions.”
The League was initiated by the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1936 and though opposed by the American Federation of Labor, many affiliates of the AFL joined. It was named non-partisan because it supported both Republicans, Democrats or third party candidates that were pro-labor. Differences between its leaders caused its dissolution later in 1941.
After a scuffle between a striking worker and a supervisor, a heavy police patrol was instituted in the area.
The strike was settled after five days with the workers winning a pay increase and a new “welfare plan” that would aid workers when they were unable to work due to injury or illness.
The strike gives an idea of how widespread labor unions were by representing workers at apartment complexes where few have union representation in the 21st century.
For more information and related images, see flic.kr/s/aHsmGa6cGE
The photographer is unknown. The image is a Washington Daily News photograph that is part of the D.C. Public Library Washington Star Collection © Washington Post.
Members of the Laborers’ Union and supporters picket the Buckingham community center in Arlington, Va. June 9, 1941 in a contract dispute over wages and benefits.
The strike was called by the Laborers’ District Council, Alexandria, an affiliate of the AFL after the management of the 1800-unit apartment complex refused to respond to a contract offer submitted a month before by union officials.
Painters, porters and yardmen joined the strike causing delays in trash and garbage collection. The interracial strikers were pressing for increased wages, vacation, a paid sick leave plan and a closed union shop.
While the workers were both black and white, the apartment complex was for whites-only and would be the target of a year-long effort at integration 25 years later.
The Buckingham Civic Association, representing 4500 tenants at the complex, adopted a resolution supporting “the position of the striking employees” and called on management to meet with the union and engage in collective bargaining.
The Arlington Labor Non-Partisan League called for public support saying that workers faced “intolerable working conditions.”
The League was initiated by the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1936 and though opposed by the American Federation of Labor, many affiliates of the AFL joined. It was named non-partisan because it supported both Republicans, Democrats or third party candidates that were pro-labor. Differences between its leaders caused its dissolution later in 1941.
After a scuffle between a striking worker and a supervisor, a heavy police patrol was instituted in the area. In this photo one officer can be seen in the background toward the center for the image.
The strike was settled after five days with the workers winning a pay increase and a new “welfare plan” that would aid workers when they were unable to work due to injury or illness.
The strike gives an idea of how widespread labor unions were by representing workers at apartment complexes where few have union representation in the 21st century.
For more information and related images, see flic.kr/s/aHsmGa6cGE
The photographer is unknown. The image is a Washington Daily News photograph that is part of the D.C. Public Library Washington Star Collection © Washington Post.
Travel to NOLA - February 2024 - Krewe Of Zulu
Early in 1909, a group of laborers in a club named ?The Tramps? went to the Pythian Theater to see a musical comedy that included a skit entitled, 'There Never Was and Never Will Be a King Like Me' about the Zulu Tribe. According to legend, after seeing the skit, they retired to their meeting place (a room in the rear of a restaurant/bar in the 1100 block of Perdido Street), and emerged as Zulus. The rest, as they say, is history. Years of extensive research by Zulu's staff of historians, however, seem to indicate that Zulu's beginning was much more complicated than that.
Conversations and interviews with older members indicate that, back in the day, the city was divided into wards, and each ward had its own group or ?Club.? The Tramps were one such group. The group that founded Zulu was probably made up of both members from the Tramps and other ward-based groups and members of a Benevolent Aid Society. Benevolent Societies were the first forms of insurance in the Black community. For a small amount of dues, members received financial help when they got sick or there was a funeral to pay for.
While the men marched in Mardi Gras as early as 1901, their first appearance as Zulus came in 1909, with William Story as King. The group wore raggedy pants, and had a Jubilee-singing quartet in front of and behind King Story. His costume of 'lard can' crown and 'banana stalk' scepter has been well-documented. The Kings following William Story in the early days were similarly attired.
The year 1915 heralded the first use of floats, constructed on a spring wagon, using dry good boxes. The float was decorated with palmetto leaves and moss and carried four Dukes along with the King. That humble beginning gave rise to the lavish floats we see in the Zulu parade today.
Today Zulu is famous for their coconut throw ? quite possibly the most coveted throw in all of Mardi Gras. Zulu?s honor guard is called the Soulful Warriors; and they have characters including Big Shot, Witch Doctor, Ambassador, Mayor, Province Prince, Governor and Mr. Big Stuff.
The most famous Krewe of Zulu king was Louis Armstrong who reigned in 1949.
Year founded: 1909
Membership: 1500 male riders
Signature throw: hand decorated coconuts
he was working hauling bricks in a bag on his back. the yellow strap across his shoulders is the stap of the bag used to carry the bricks. they carry the weight of the bricks by placing the strap across their forehead.
Two weeks in NOLA for the mardi gras 2017
Early in 1909, a group of laborers who had organized a club named 'The Tramps' went to the Pythian Theater to see a musical comedy performed by the Smart Set. The comedy included a skit entitled, 'There Never Was and Never Will Be a King Like Me,' about the Zulu Tribe.
That is how Zulu began, as the many stories go...
Years of extensive research by Zulu's staff of historians seem to indicate that Zulu's beginning was much more complicated than that. The earliest signs of organization came from the fact that the majority of these men belonged to a Benevolent Aid Society. Benevolent Societies were the first forms of insurance in the Black community where, for a small amount of dues, members received financial help when sick or financial aid when burying deceased members.
Conversations and interviews with older members also indicate that in that era the city was divided into wards, and each ward had its own group or 'Club.' The Tramps were one such group. After seeing the skit, they retired to their meeting place (a room in the rear of a restaurant/bar in the 1100 block of Perdido Street), and emerged as Zulus. This group was probably made up of members from the Tramps, the Benevolent Aid Society and other ward-based groups.
While the 'Group' marched in Mardi Gras as early as 1901, their first appearance as Zulus came in 1909, with William Story as King.
The group wore raggedy pants, and had a Jubilee-singing quartet in front of and behind King Story. His costume of 'lard can' crown and 'banana stalk' scepter has been well-documented. The Kings following William Story (William Crawford - 1910, Peter Williams - 1912, and Henry Harris - 1914) were similarly attired.
1915 heralded the first use of floats, constructed on a spring wagon, using dry good boxes. The float was decorated with palmetto leaves and moss and carried four Dukes along with the King. That humble beginning gave rise to the lavish floats we see in the Zulu parade today.
Zulu's 2017 Mardi Gras theme is 'Stop the Violence'
Ex-child-laborers receive a bridge course at an MVF camp, bringing them upto speed in everything they need to know to get into the 8th grade at a government school.
For more information about MVF and the work it does to eliminate child-labor, visit: www.mvfindia.org
Before taking this photo, I took a picture of another laborer without permission. He ran up to me, put his hands on my camera, and insisted I delete his photo.
color horizontal landscape of a trendy fashion driven senior motor cyclist sat back on a red cruiser smiling neutral expression in leather, denim, scarf and sunglasses. Generic shot location industrial backdrop Bombay India with model release
Commemorating the Chinese laborers who worked on the railroad in the late 19th century.
San Luis Obispo, CA
Color Infrared
The sculpture was created by Elizabeth MacQueen, who also created the downtown sculpture, Puck, and in Morro Bay, Those Who Wait: www.flickr.com/photos/marlinharms/34735546981/
She also has sculptures around the country.
Family of day laborers harvesting corn at a Manoli Village Farm in Sonipat District, Haryana, India.
Photo credit: Katrin Park / International Food Policy Research Institute / 1 June, 2016
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Ex-Child Laborer, Soap Factory
West Bengal, Pakistan
The face of a beautiful young girl and the hand of an aged grandmother are a surreal reality in this portrait. The scars on this girl’s hand are from an accident at a soap factory where she worked. Lye permanently disfigured her hand and other parts of her body. She was rescued by the Vivekananda Society and now attends school. In India and around the world hundreds of millions of children are exposed to hazardous working conditions everyday.
Local Accession Number: 06_11_002129
Title: Miner drilling and laborer loading "black diamonds" in the rough, Scranton, Pa.
Genre: Stereographs; Photographic prints
Created/Published: Meadville, Pa. ; New York, N.Y. ; Portland, Oregon ; London, Eng. ; Sydney, Aus. : Keystone View Company
Copyright date: 1905
Physical description: 1 photographic print on a curved stereo card : stereograph ; 9 x 18 cm.
General notes: Image caption: Miner Drilling and Laborer Loading ""Black Diamonds"" in the Rough, Anthracite Mining, Scranton, Pa., U.S.A.; No. 7052; Title from printed caption on verso
Subjects: Coal mining; Coal; Coal miners
Collection: Stereographs
Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department
Shelf locator: Pennsylvania
Rights: No known copyright restrictions.
Two weeks in NOLA for the mardi gras 2017
Early in 1909, a group of laborers who had organized a club named 'The Tramps' went to the Pythian Theater to see a musical comedy performed by the Smart Set. The comedy included a skit entitled, 'There Never Was and Never Will Be a King Like Me,' about the Zulu Tribe.
That is how Zulu began, as the many stories go...
Years of extensive research by Zulu's staff of historians seem to indicate that Zulu's beginning was much more complicated than that. The earliest signs of organization came from the fact that the majority of these men belonged to a Benevolent Aid Society. Benevolent Societies were the first forms of insurance in the Black community where, for a small amount of dues, members received financial help when sick or financial aid when burying deceased members.
Conversations and interviews with older members also indicate that in that era the city was divided into wards, and each ward had its own group or 'Club.' The Tramps were one such group. After seeing the skit, they retired to their meeting place (a room in the rear of a restaurant/bar in the 1100 block of Perdido Street), and emerged as Zulus. This group was probably made up of members from the Tramps, the Benevolent Aid Society and other ward-based groups.
While the 'Group' marched in Mardi Gras as early as 1901, their first appearance as Zulus came in 1909, with William Story as King.
The group wore raggedy pants, and had a Jubilee-singing quartet in front of and behind King Story. His costume of 'lard can' crown and 'banana stalk' scepter has been well-documented. The Kings following William Story (William Crawford - 1910, Peter Williams - 1912, and Henry Harris - 1914) were similarly attired.
1915 heralded the first use of floats, constructed on a spring wagon, using dry good boxes. The float was decorated with palmetto leaves and moss and carried four Dukes along with the King. That humble beginning gave rise to the lavish floats we see in the Zulu parade today.
Zulu's 2017 Mardi Gras theme is 'Stop the Violence'
Persistent URL: digital.lib.muohio.edu/u?/tradecards,3495
Subject (TGM): Buildings; Factories; Harbors; Ships; Women; Agricultural laborers; Plants; Railroad freight cars; Shipping;
Local Accession Number: 06_11_002128
Title: Miner drilling and laborer loading "black diamonds" in the rough, Scranton, Pa.
Genre: Stereographs; Photographic prints
Created/Published: Meadville, Pa. ; New York, N.Y. ; Portland, Oregon ; London, Eng. ; Sydney, Aus. : Keystone View Company
Copyright date: 1905
Physical description: 1 photographic print on a curved stereo card : stereograph ; 9 x 18 cm.
General notes: Image caption: Miner Drilling and Laborer Loading ""Black Diamonds"" in the Rough, Anthracite Mining, Scranton, Pa., U.S.A.; No. 7052; Title from printed caption on verso
Subjects: Coal mining; Coal; Coal miners
Collection: Stereographs
Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department
Shelf locator: Pennsylvania
Rights: No known copyright restrictions.
Chicago at the end of the nineteenth century was a cesspool of unregulated industry, where the common laborer fought to be heard amongst a massive international workforce. As places in need of help go, there were few more troubled. Here, William Stead describes the city: “[Chicago] is a congeries of different nationalities, a compost of men and women of all manner of languages. It is a city of millionaires and paupers; a great camp of soldiers of industry, rallying round the standard of the merchant princes in the campaign against poverty.” The nineteenth ward is a sterling example of this patchwork-quilt ideology, though perhaps without the millionaires. This map, along with the following, comes from the Hull-House Maps and Papers, composited by the Hull-House residents in 1895. It was created as part of a government project:
"A Special Investigation of the Slums of Great Cities was undertaken, the spring of 1893, by the United States Department of Labor, by order of Congress; and as Mrs. Florence Kelley, the Special Agent Expert in charge in Chicago, resided at Hull-House while conducting the investigation, the information collected by the government officials was brought within the very doors."
The nineteenth ward at the end of the nineteenth century was a jumble of Greeks, Italians, Russians, Bohemians, Irish, Germans, Polish, Scandinavians, French, French-Canadian, and Swiss immigrants. By far the most abundant of these nationalities were the Italians, the Russians, and the Bohemians, as the majority of emigration from Europe had switched from the earlier Western and Northern countries to Eastern and Southern countries. As this change in origin happened, so did changes in neighborhood dynamics. Immigrants from the first wave had assimilated and naturalized by the 1890s; their children were more American, less foreign. By the time the second wave came around toward the end of the century, the new immigrants were seen as even more alien than those of the first wave. Consequently, they had to fight harder for jobs and acceptance.
Source: Residents of Hull-House. Nationality Map 1. Digital image. Homicide in Chicago, 1870-1930. 2008. Northwestern University School of Law. 27 May 2009 homicide.northwestern.edu/pubs/hullhouse/Maps/.
Liberated slave laborers are housed and kept here until such time as they can be returned to their homes. 23 April, 1945.
Photographer: T/5 B. Gray, 198th Signal Photo Co.
Photo Source: U.S. National Archives. Digitized by Signal Corps Archive.
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Pengli harvests oil palm fruits. Laborers are paid approximately $3/day for harvesting oil palm fruits and tending the plantation. During harvest there are opportunities for bonuses and the company pays for healthcare and some other community development programs. Oil palm is a leading cause of deforestation and environmental degradation in the developing tropics. Many oil palm companies prefer to develop forested landscapes as opposed to previously cleared areas so that they can also benefit from logging the area before installing the oil palm trees. From a March 2009 trip with writer William deBuys traveling to Indonesian Borneo (Central Kalimantan, Indonesia) to visit with NGOs Yayorin and Orangutan Foundation UK to explore the social and environmental dynamics of forest conservation in and around the Lamandau Wildlife Reserve. The LWR is a release site for the Bornean Orangutans, the central area for an upcoming Rare Pride Campaign, and site of a proposed community-based carbon trading demonstration site for the UNDP's REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation) program.
捷克珍寶影像聚珍 - 世界第一個機器人 / 羅伯頭的名稱來自捷克文 - 羅伯他是奴工的意思
Czech Republic the treasures photos gathers the Czech Gems - The First Robot of the world / Robot name come from the Czechoslovakian article - The meaning of the Robota is slave laborer
La República Checa las fotos de los tesoros recolecta las gemas checas - La primera robusteza del mundo / El nombre de la robusteza viene del artículo checoslovaco - El significado del Robota es trabajador auxiliar
チェコ共和国の宝物の写真は、チェコの宝石を集め - 最初のロボットの世界 / ロボットの名前は、チェコスロバキアの記事から来る - ロボタの意味は、奴隷労働者です
Tschechische Republik die Schatzfotos erfasst die tschechischen Edelsteine - Der erste Roboter der Welt / Robotername kommen vom tschechoslowakischen Artikel - Die Bedeutung des Robota ist Sklavenarbeiter
République tchèque des photos trésors rassemble les Gems Tchèque - Le premier robot du monde / Robot nom viennent de l'article Tchécoslovaque - Le sens de l'Robota est l'esclave laboureur
Tainan Taiwan / Tainan Taiwán / 台灣台南
國立台灣文學館 / National Museum of Taiwanese Literature
Museo Nacional de la literatura taiwanesa / 国立の台湾の文学館
Nationalmuseum der taiwanesischen Literatur / Le musée national de la littérature taiwanaise
夏川里美 作詩 作曲 / Satomi Natsukawa poetry & composition
{涙はきらきら光ります/淚光閃閃/The tears sparkle}
{The Love story of Tayouan - Anping melody of the memorise 2009}
{La historia de amor de Tayouan - Melodía de Anping de la memorización 2009}
{Die Liebesgeschichte von Tayouan - Anping-Melodie merken 2009}
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原圖JPG直出無後製
Original picture JPG is straight has no children the system
El JPG original del cuadro es recto no tiene ninguÌn niño el sistema
原図JPGはずっと跡継ぎがいなくてつくることを出します
Ursprünglicher Abbildung JPG ist hat keine Kinder das System gerade
本圖無合成無折射
This chart does not have the refraction without the synthesis
Esta carta no tiene la refracción sin la síntesis
当合成がないことを求めて屈折がありません
Dieses Diagramm hat die Brechung nicht ohne die Synthese
可用放大鏡開1:1原圖
The available magnifying glass opens 1:1 original picture
La lupa disponible abre el cuadro de la original del 1:1
利用できる拡大鏡は1:1の原物映像を開ける
Die vorhandene Lupe öffnet 1:1vorlagenabbildung
Cover image of the first issue of The Laborer Magazine, June 1947. This photograph appeared in the 2016 LaGuardia and Wagner Archives calendar, Working People. For additional photographs from the Archives' collection, go to: www.laguardiawagnerarchive.lagcc.cuny.edu
Pengli harvests oil palm fruits. Laborers are paid approximately $3/day for harvesting oil palm fruits and tending the plantation. During harvest there are opportunities for bonuses and the company pays for healthcare and some other community development programs. Oil palm is a leading cause of deforestation and environmental degradation in the developing tropics. Many oil palm companies prefer to develop forested landscapes as opposed to previously cleared areas so that they can also benefit from logging the area before installing the oil palm trees. From a March 2009 trip with writer William deBuys traveling to Indonesian Borneo (Central Kalimantan, Indonesia) to visit with NGOs Yayorin and Orangutan Foundation UK to explore the social and environmental dynamics of forest conservation in and around the Lamandau Wildlife Reserve. The LWR is a release site for the Bornean Orangutans, the central area for an upcoming Rare Pride Campaign, and site of a proposed community-based carbon trading demonstration site for the UNDP's REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation) program.
Two weeks in NOLA for the mardi gras 2017
Early in 1909, a group of laborers who had organized a club named 'The Tramps' went to the Pythian Theater to see a musical comedy performed by the Smart Set. The comedy included a skit entitled, 'There Never Was and Never Will Be a King Like Me,' about the Zulu Tribe.
That is how Zulu began, as the many stories go...
Years of extensive research by Zulu's staff of historians seem to indicate that Zulu's beginning was much more complicated than that. The earliest signs of organization came from the fact that the majority of these men belonged to a Benevolent Aid Society. Benevolent Societies were the first forms of insurance in the Black community where, for a small amount of dues, members received financial help when sick or financial aid when burying deceased members.
Conversations and interviews with older members also indicate that in that era the city was divided into wards, and each ward had its own group or 'Club.' The Tramps were one such group. After seeing the skit, they retired to their meeting place (a room in the rear of a restaurant/bar in the 1100 block of Perdido Street), and emerged as Zulus. This group was probably made up of members from the Tramps, the Benevolent Aid Society and other ward-based groups.
While the 'Group' marched in Mardi Gras as early as 1901, their first appearance as Zulus came in 1909, with William Story as King.
The group wore raggedy pants, and had a Jubilee-singing quartet in front of and behind King Story. His costume of 'lard can' crown and 'banana stalk' scepter has been well-documented. The Kings following William Story (William Crawford - 1910, Peter Williams - 1912, and Henry Harris - 1914) were similarly attired.
1915 heralded the first use of floats, constructed on a spring wagon, using dry good boxes. The float was decorated with palmetto leaves and moss and carried four Dukes along with the King. That humble beginning gave rise to the lavish floats we see in the Zulu parade today.
Zulu's 2017 Mardi Gras theme is 'Stop the Violence'
NOLA 2013 - Mardi gras - The Krew Zulu Parad
Early in 1909, a group of laborers who had organized a club named 'The Tramps' went to the Pythian Theater to see a musical comedy performed by the Smart Set. The comedy included a skit entitled, 'There Never Was and Never Will Be a King Like Me,' about the Zulu Tribe.
That is how Zulu began, as the many stories go...
Years of extensive research by Zulu's staff of historians seem to indicate that Zulu's beginning was much more complicated than that. The earliest signs of organization came from the fact that the majority of these men belonged to a Benevolent Aid Society. Benevolent Societies were the first forms of insurance in the Black community where, for a small amount of dues, members received financial help when sick or financial aid when burying deceased members.
Conversations and interviews with older members also indicate that in that era the city was divided into wards, and each ward had its own group or 'Club.' The Tramps were one such group. After seeing the skit, they retired to their meeting place (a room in the rear of a restaurant/bar in the 1100 block of Perdido Street), and emerged as Zulus. This group was probably made up of members from the Tramps, the Benevolent Aid Society and other ward-based groups.
While the 'Group' marched in Mardi Gras as early as 1901, their first appearance as Zulus came in 1909, with William Story as King.
The group wore raggedy pants, and had a Jubilee-singing quartet in front of and behind King Story. His costume of 'lard can' crown and 'banana stalk' scepter has been well-documented. The Kings following William Story (William Crawford - 1910, Peter Williams - 1912, and Henry Harris - 1914) were similarly attired.
1915 heralded the first use of floats, constructed on a spring wagon, using dry good boxes. The float was decorated with palmetto leaves and moss and carried four Dukes along with the King. That humble beginning gave rise to the lavish floats we see in the Zulu parade today.
Zulu's 2017 Mardi Gras theme is 'Stop the Violence'
( Two weeks in NOLA for the mardi gras 2013 )
They definitely require credit for doing all the jobs that we don't want to. They sweat and suffer much more than we do.
Travel to NOLA - February 2024 - Krewe Of Zulu
Early in 1909, a group of laborers in a club named ?The Tramps? went to the Pythian Theater to see a musical comedy that included a skit entitled, 'There Never Was and Never Will Be a King Like Me' about the Zulu Tribe. According to legend, after seeing the skit, they retired to their meeting place (a room in the rear of a restaurant/bar in the 1100 block of Perdido Street), and emerged as Zulus. The rest, as they say, is history. Years of extensive research by Zulu's staff of historians, however, seem to indicate that Zulu's beginning was much more complicated than that.
Conversations and interviews with older members indicate that, back in the day, the city was divided into wards, and each ward had its own group or ?Club.? The Tramps were one such group. The group that founded Zulu was probably made up of both members from the Tramps and other ward-based groups and members of a Benevolent Aid Society. Benevolent Societies were the first forms of insurance in the Black community. For a small amount of dues, members received financial help when they got sick or there was a funeral to pay for.
While the men marched in Mardi Gras as early as 1901, their first appearance as Zulus came in 1909, with William Story as King. The group wore raggedy pants, and had a Jubilee-singing quartet in front of and behind King Story. His costume of 'lard can' crown and 'banana stalk' scepter has been well-documented. The Kings following William Story in the early days were similarly attired.
The year 1915 heralded the first use of floats, constructed on a spring wagon, using dry good boxes. The float was decorated with palmetto leaves and moss and carried four Dukes along with the King. That humble beginning gave rise to the lavish floats we see in the Zulu parade today.
Today Zulu is famous for their coconut throw ? quite possibly the most coveted throw in all of Mardi Gras. Zulu?s honor guard is called the Soulful Warriors; and they have characters including Big Shot, Witch Doctor, Ambassador, Mayor, Province Prince, Governor and Mr. Big Stuff.
The most famous Krewe of Zulu king was Louis Armstrong who reigned in 1949.
Year founded: 1909
Membership: 1500 male riders
Signature throw: hand decorated coconuts
Out of the Archives: This photo depicts the housing quarters for laborers working on the Catskill Aqueduct. Contractors were required to supply living quarters for employees and the Board of Water Supply (BWS) had specific regulations including that each inhabitant “should have an individual bed, bunk or cot, and not less than 400 cubic feet of air space.” January 20, 1910. (Image ID: p000678)
Local Accession Number: 06_11_002254
Title: Interior of a native rope factory
Genre: Stereographs; Photographic prints
Created/Published: Meadville, Pa. ; New York, N.Y. ; Portland, Oregon ; London, Eng. ; Sydney, Aus. : Keystone View Company
Copyright date: 1906
Physical description: 1 photographic print on a curved stereo card : stereograph ; 9 x 18 cm.
General notes: Image caption: Manila Hemp Industry - Interior of a Native Rope Factory, Philippines; No. 10047 (14); Title from printed caption on verso
Subjects: Rope industry; Factories; Manila hemp; Laborers; Spinning
Collection: Stereographs
Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department
Shelf locator: Foreign Views
Rights: No known copyright restrictions.
The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) today hosted hundreds of high school students for the agency’s seventh Career Day event at the Chicago Laborers’ Facility. The event is a workforce development tool that introduces students, through hands-on activities and heavy equipment demonstrations, to careers in the transportation industry.
“Career Day is an exciting opportunity for IDOT employees, schools and industry partners to inform, inspire and expose high school students to the many rewarding careers in transportation,” Illinois Transportation Secretary Ann L. Schneider said. “We want students to know that through education and hard work, they may someday be able to help us build strong roads and bridges, improve our railways and fly our planes.”
Approximately 300 high school students from 17 different schools were in attendance for today’s event. Students will be exposed to more than 45 exhibits, which includes hands-on activities and several pieces of heavy equipment on display used to build and maintain Illinois’ multimodal transportation system.
The careers highlighted include civil engineering, engineering technology, safety engineering, surveying and construction trades. In addition to hearing about specific career opportunities, students also were provided with information about construction careers and IDOT safety campaigns. Career Day attendees also received a hard hat and safety glasses, as well as other items, provided by businesses in the transportation field.
IDOT started Career Day in 2007 in Springfield. The next Career Day event will be April 9, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at America’s Central Port, 1635 W. First St., in Granite City. IDOT partners with representatives of the transportation industry, educational institutions and community-based organizations to host this event. For more information about Career Day, please visit www.dot.state.il.us/careerday/index.html
Travel to NOLA - February 2024 - Krewe Of Zulu
Early in 1909, a group of laborers in a club named ?The Tramps? went to the Pythian Theater to see a musical comedy that included a skit entitled, 'There Never Was and Never Will Be a King Like Me' about the Zulu Tribe. According to legend, after seeing the skit, they retired to their meeting place (a room in the rear of a restaurant/bar in the 1100 block of Perdido Street), and emerged as Zulus. The rest, as they say, is history. Years of extensive research by Zulu's staff of historians, however, seem to indicate that Zulu's beginning was much more complicated than that.
Conversations and interviews with older members indicate that, back in the day, the city was divided into wards, and each ward had its own group or ?Club.? The Tramps were one such group. The group that founded Zulu was probably made up of both members from the Tramps and other ward-based groups and members of a Benevolent Aid Society. Benevolent Societies were the first forms of insurance in the Black community. For a small amount of dues, members received financial help when they got sick or there was a funeral to pay for.
While the men marched in Mardi Gras as early as 1901, their first appearance as Zulus came in 1909, with William Story as King. The group wore raggedy pants, and had a Jubilee-singing quartet in front of and behind King Story. His costume of 'lard can' crown and 'banana stalk' scepter has been well-documented. The Kings following William Story in the early days were similarly attired.
The year 1915 heralded the first use of floats, constructed on a spring wagon, using dry good boxes. The float was decorated with palmetto leaves and moss and carried four Dukes along with the King. That humble beginning gave rise to the lavish floats we see in the Zulu parade today.
Today Zulu is famous for their coconut throw ? quite possibly the most coveted throw in all of Mardi Gras. Zulu?s honor guard is called the Soulful Warriors; and they have characters including Big Shot, Witch Doctor, Ambassador, Mayor, Province Prince, Governor and Mr. Big Stuff.
The most famous Krewe of Zulu king was Louis Armstrong who reigned in 1949.
Year founded: 1909
Membership: 1500 male riders
Signature throw: hand decorated coconuts
SAN DIEGO, CA - 29OCTOBER09 - Immigrant day laborers wait by the side of the road, hoping a contractor will stop and offer them work. The hands of Alberto Juarez Martinez show the effect of a lifetime of manual work, plus arthritis suffered as a child in Zapata, Zacatecas.
Copyright David Bacon
Laborers work on the USAID-funded power plant at Caracol Industrial Park on April 10, 2012. Photo by Kendra Helmer/USAID
Persistent URL: digital.lib.muohio.edu/u?/tradecards,3375
Subject (TGM): Children; Girls; Child laborers; Children doing housework; Clothing & dress; Hats; Luggage;
Life for Asian laborers in the California of the1800s was filled with back-breaking work, harsh conditions, and prejudice. The cute, cheerful water carrier figurines contrast sharply with the reality depicted in this historical sketch of Chinese miners.
Perceptions Rooted in History: Attitudes and perceptions about Asian Pacific Americans have been reflected in images and objects embedded in popular Western culture. The quaintness of Chinatown, the romanticism of Hawaii, and the cartoon-like caricatures of Asians in media and the arts show how little was known about Asian Pacific Americans throughout most of the 20th century. These ceramic figurines and images span the time period between 1910 and the 1960s and give us pause to think on this APA Day about how far or how little we have come since these images were the accepted norm.
Persistent URL: digital.lib.muohio.edu/u?/tradecards,2828
Subject (TGM): Queens; Victoria card photographs; Plows; Plowing; Agricultural machinery & implements; Farmers; Agricultural laborers; Farming;
Pengli harvests oil palm fruits. Laborers are paid approximately $3/day for harvesting oil palm fruits and tending the plantation. During harvest there are opportunities for bonuses and the company pays for healthcare and some other community development programs. Oil palm is a leading cause of deforestation and environmental degradation in the developing tropics. Many oil palm companies prefer to develop forested landscapes as opposed to previously cleared areas so that they can also benefit from logging the area before installing the oil palm trees. From a March 2009 trip with writer William deBuys traveling to Indonesian Borneo (Central Kalimantan, Indonesia) to visit with NGOs Yayorin and Orangutan Foundation UK to explore the social and environmental dynamics of forest conservation in and around the Lamandau Wildlife Reserve. The LWR is a release site for the Bornean Orangutans, the central area for an upcoming Rare Pride Campaign, and site of a proposed community-based carbon trading demonstration site for the UNDP's REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation) program.
Two weeks in NOLA for the mardi gras 2017
Early in 1909, a group of laborers who had organized a club named 'The Tramps' went to the Pythian Theater to see a musical comedy performed by the Smart Set. The comedy included a skit entitled, 'There Never Was and Never Will Be a King Like Me,' about the Zulu Tribe.
That is how Zulu began, as the many stories go...
Years of extensive research by Zulu's staff of historians seem to indicate that Zulu's beginning was much more complicated than that. The earliest signs of organization came from the fact that the majority of these men belonged to a Benevolent Aid Society. Benevolent Societies were the first forms of insurance in the Black community where, for a small amount of dues, members received financial help when sick or financial aid when burying deceased members.
Conversations and interviews with older members also indicate that in that era the city was divided into wards, and each ward had its own group or 'Club.' The Tramps were one such group. After seeing the skit, they retired to their meeting place (a room in the rear of a restaurant/bar in the 1100 block of Perdido Street), and emerged as Zulus. This group was probably made up of members from the Tramps, the Benevolent Aid Society and other ward-based groups.
While the 'Group' marched in Mardi Gras as early as 1901, their first appearance as Zulus came in 1909, with William Story as King.
The group wore raggedy pants, and had a Jubilee-singing quartet in front of and behind King Story. His costume of 'lard can' crown and 'banana stalk' scepter has been well-documented. The Kings following William Story (William Crawford - 1910, Peter Williams - 1912, and Henry Harris - 1914) were similarly attired.
1915 heralded the first use of floats, constructed on a spring wagon, using dry good boxes. The float was decorated with palmetto leaves and moss and carried four Dukes along with the King. That humble beginning gave rise to the lavish floats we see in the Zulu parade today.
Zulu's 2017 Mardi Gras theme is 'Stop the Violence'