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."


This item is part of the background to the Forging Bonds of Sympathy: The Catholic Church and the Knights of Labor section.

1877

American Catholic History Research Center and University Archives