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Baristas labor in a Manhattan coffee shop
Baristas (coffee-house employees) working at a Starbucks coffee shop in Manhattan, New York
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Alexander Graham Bell, n.d.
Alexander Graham Bell(1847-1922) contributed to the second industrial revolution with his invention of the telephone.
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Design sketch of the telephone, ca. 1876.
This is the first draft of the sketch submitted by Alexander Graham bell for the patent on his new invention, the telephone.
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Thomas A. Edison in his laboratory in New Jersey, 1901.
Captioned "The most famous inventor of the age--Thos. A. Edison in his laboratory, East Orange, N.J., U.S.A."
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Uriah S. Stephens, 1879
Uriah S. Stephens (1921-1882) founded the Noble and Holy Order of the Knights of Labor with eight fellow garment cutters in 1869.
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Scranton Strike of 1877
This engraving is an artist's depiction of the labor unrest of 1877 as it occurred in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Handwritten across the bottom of the image is the following: "First blood shed at Scranton, Pa. of the great strike of 1877."
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Terence Vincent Powderly, 1915
Terence Vincent Powderly (1849-1924) was elected the second General Master Workman of the Knights of Labor in 1879. Under his leadership, the Knights grew rapidly into a nationally powerful labor union.
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Baby named in honor of Terence Vincent Powderly, 1890
Born in Peterson, Kansas in 1890, this baby's parents christened him Terence Vincent Powderly Robertson in honor of the labor leader.
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Union membership certificate, n.d.
This is Terence V. Powderly's certificate of membership in the National Union of Machinists and Blacksmiths, which was affiliated with Knights of Labor. The certificate is hand-drawn, and includes a photograph of Powderly mounted in the center.…
Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau, Archbishop of Quebec, n.d.
Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau, Archbishop of Quebec, opposed the spread of the Knights of Labor into Canada.
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