Street view of Washington Avenue

Street view of Washington Avenue

Street view of Washington Avenue, Minneapolis, 1960s. Pictured are the Beacon Hotel (40 Washington Avenue South), the Gay Nineties Tavern, and the Body Loan Office (42 Washington Avenue South).

Black and white photograph of a streetcar at Rondo Avenue and Griggs Street, 1947.

Streetcar at Rondo Avenue and Griggs Street

Streetcar at Rondo Avenue and Griggs Street, 1947.

An advertisement for a concert at Wildwood, c.1920.

Streetcar Sign

An advertisement for a concert at Wildwood, c.1920.

Color image of a streetcar transfer ticket, 1910.

Streetcar transfer ticket

Streetcar transfer ticket, 1910.

Strike at Dunning Field in St. Paul

Strike at Dunning Field in St. Paul

Representatives of the Workers Alliance and the Workers Benefit Association lead the move at Dunning Field, St. Paul, to take thirty-five men off a building job, 1939.

Strike at the WPA gravel pit project

Strike at the WPA gravel pit project

Police, strikers, and workers at the Works Progress Administration gravel pit at Hidden Falls Park, July 1939.

Black and white photograph of Strike headquarters, 1934.

Strike headquarters

Strike headquarters, 1934.

Striking Hormel workers march with signs

Striking Hormel workers march with signs

For almost a year, picketing, marches, and rallies were held by Local P-9 to protest unsafe working conditions and wage cuts at Hormel. Minneapolis Star Tribune negatives collection, box 596 (Hormel strike images).

Striking Hormel workers on April 10, 1986

Striking Hormel workers on April 10, 1986

The nation watched the Hormel strike on the evening news and read about it in newspapers while union leaders across the world watched, waiting to see how long Local P-9 could hold its position. Minneapolis Star Tribune negatives collection, box 596 (Hormel strike images).

Striking lumberjacks standing near strike headquarters, Marenisco, Michigan.

Striking lumberjacks standing near strike headquarters, Marenisco, Michigan.

Striking lumberjacks standing near strike headquarters, Marenisco, Michigan, 1937. The Minnesota Timber Workers Union sent its organizers to coordinate the Michigan strike.

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