Brach, Emil J. with Brach employees at the E. J. Brach and Sons factory, 1946Emil J. Brach, center, with Brach employees, at the E. J. Brach and Sons factory, fall 1946. From: "We ‘Get…
Brewery workers strike in Saint LouisThe June 1881 newspaper article discusses a strike inaugurated by brewery workers in St. Louis. The works demanded shorter working…
Coolie System and the Yellow Press: Criticism of the Spreckels Sugar PlantationsIn the fall of 1881, the San Francisco Chronicle, an early adopter of the so-called “yellow press” style of journalism,…
Coolie System and the Yellow Press: Criticism of the Spreckels Sugar PlantationsIn the fall of 1881, the San Francisco Chronicle, an early adopter of the so-called “yellow press” style of journalism,…
Patriarch Moved to Tears: Farewell to Claus Spreckels Going EastClaus Spreckels was often characterized as a rational man driven by his desire to accumulate wealth. The document, however, paints…
Wayne Knitting Mills, Mill Operative, 1930Postcard of a mill operative standing next to a full-fashioned knitting machine in the Wayne Knitting Mills. In addition to…
