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Poster of Industrial Workers of the World Leader Ben Fletcher
Poster of Industrial Workers of the World Leader Ben Fletcher who was from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Port of Philadelphia, loading ships from from cars
Port of Philadelphia; dockworkers; stevedores; shipyard
Women working in tobacco plant
In this picture, an African-American woman strips the center stems from tobacco. In some factories, employers paid women by "piecework" whereas others would pay by punch cards. Each pan of tobacco was one punch, generally worth about twenty-five…
W.L Bright, first Black dining car steward on the Pennsylvania Railroad, May 7, 1944.
W.L. Bright serving patrons aboard the Pennsylvania Railroad, 1944.
Freight handling at the Pennsylvania Railroad Yards, 1938
An African-American railroad worker handles freight at the Pennsylvania Railroad Yards in 1938.
African American women railroad track workers, 1942
The first unit of female railroad workers near Downingtown, PA.
Machine shop workers, Philadelphia, PA, circa 1938.
Machine Shop Workers in Philadelphia circa 1938.
Negro Blues and Hollers
A selection of blues and hollers from the Library of Congress
Laundry Workers
An account of work in the laundry industry during the Great Depression. The interviewee did not work in the same laundry that Charles Vance worked in during the Depression. This interview elaborates on the harsh working conditions of the laundry…
Nannie H. Burroughs, "When Truth Gets a Hearing" Poster
A poster advertising the upcoming showing of Nannie H. Burroughs' pageant that showcases the abilities of black women as potential workers outside of the home.