The fourth state, work by Giuseppe Pelliza da Volpedo
The Orator of the Strike, 1890-1891. Found in the Collection of Banca di Credito Cooperativo, Barlassina
Crowd outside the closed East India Dock Gates, Poplar, London, 1897. Men wait, locked out of the East India Docks, probably during a strike in which the dock workers demanded fair pay
Balloting for the coal strike, Wheatsheaf Colliery, Pendlebury, January 1912, (c1920). Artist: Topical Press AgencyBalloting for the coal strike, Wheatsheaf Colliery, Pendlebury, near Manchester, January 1912, (c1920). Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume IV, by Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)
A. J. Cook led the Miners and the miners led the strike, c1926, (1938). Arthur James Cook (1883-1931), known as A. J. Cook, was a British trade union leader who was General Secretary of the Miners
Tenants rent strike, Peckham, south east London, 1931, (1933). Creator: UnknownTenants rent strike, Peckham, south east London, 1931, (1933). Peckham was the scene of an extensive " war" during the November of 1931
Night street meeting of cotton strikers near end of defeated strike. Kern County, California, 1939Kern County, California. Night street meeting of cotton strikers near end of defeated strike. Strikers received seventy-five cents per 100 pounds; demanded one dollar
Deputized "vigilantes"armed with clubs guard entrance... Salinas Valley, California, 1939Salinas Valley, California. Deputized " vigilantes" armed with clubs guard entrance to lettuce fields during lettuce strike. [Sign: Sheriff - STOP ]
Possibly: The famed stockade, Yakima, Washington, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange[Untitled, possibly related to: Washington, Yakima. The famed stockade. Used as jail for striking farm workers in 1933. See general caption number 33]
Four firms being picketed, 42nd Street, New York City, New York, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeNew York City. Four firms on 42nd Street in block east of Fifth Avenue were being picketed in this manner on this afternoon
Firms being picketed, 42nd Street, New York City, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeNew York City. Four firms on 42nd Street in block east of Fifth Avenue were being picketed in this manner on this afternoon
Striking Arguments, January 1898. Creator: Theophile Alexandre SteinlenStriking Arguments, January 1898
Flyer advertising student strike against the Vietnam War, 1968. Creator: UnknownWhite flyer with black text covering the whole of the front and back. Text is a combination of typed text and handwritten text
Berlin, 1844. Creator: UnknownBerlin, 1844. Accounts have been received from Berlin, of a general strike among workmen in the extensive calico-printing works of that city, comprising a body of from 2500 to 3000 men
Barking fishing boats, 1844. Creator: UnknownBarking fishing boats, 1844....fishing-smacks, belonging to Barking, in Essex; of which vessels...no fewer than sixty were lying in the river [Thames], a little below Woolwich
Variety Act 3: 132nd Day of Fasting, A. Lucci the Famous Hunger Artist (Varietenummer 3: 1... 1907)Variety Act 3: 132nd Day of Fasting, A. Lucci the Famous Hunger Artist (Varietenummer 3: 132 Hungertag, A. Lucci der Beruhmte Hungerkunstler), 1907
Meeting of pitmen, on Pittington Hill, 1844. Creator: UnknownMeeting of pitmen, on Pittington Hill, 1844. Procession of miners in County Durham. An unfortunate difference at present exists between the pitmen and the coal owners
Pitmen encamped, (in Northumberland and Durham), 1844. Creator: UnknownPitmen encamped, (in Northumberland and Durham), 1844. The unfortunate dispute between the coal-owners and pitmen of the north of England still continues
Oak Struck by Lightning, Badger, 1856. 1856. Creator: Alfred Capel-CureOak Struck by Lightning, Badger, 1856. 1856
Penrhyn Slate Quarries, c1870. At the end of the 19th century, Penrhyn Quarry near Bethesda in Wales was the worlds largest slate quarry
Trouble in Belfast, 1907, (1933). Creator: AE BrownTrouble in Belfast, 1907, (1933). In a dock strike, Jim Larkin, the notorious Irish agitator, created so great an upheaval in Ulster [later Northern Ireland] that the military were called out by
Funeral of Terence MacSwiney, Cork, Ireland, 31 October 1920, (1933). Creator: UnknownFuneral of Terence MacSwiney, Cork, Ireland, 31 October 1920, (1933). The coffin, wrapped in Sinn Fein colours, is carried out of the Cathedral of St Mary and St Anne
London in Peril of Starvation, 1912, (1933). Creator: T E JoyLondon in Peril of Starvation, 1912, (1933). London dockers went on strike when Lord Devonport, head of the Port of London Authority, refused to agree to their demands
Milk churns at Hyde Park during the General Strike, London, 1926, (1935). Creator: UnknownMilk churns at Hyde Park during the General Strike, London, 1926, (1935). Hyde Park was closed to the public, and used as a food depot
Miners playing cards during the General Strike, Britain, 1926, (1935). Creator: UnknownMiners playing cards during the General Strike, Britain, 1926, (1935). The Miners Fight for their Wages - the dispute dragged on until nearly the end of November
Passengers waiting at Goldhawk Road Station in London during the railway strike, 1919, (1935). For nine days, from September 27 to October 6
The Railway Strike - Meeting on Tower Hill, 1919, 1920. Artist: CRW NevinsonThe Railway Strike - Meeting on Tower Hill, 1919, 1920. From Londoners Then and Now As Pictured By Their Contemporaries, edited by Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Ltd. London, 1920]
Bonapartes coach on show at Bullocks Museum, Piccadilly, Westminster, London, 1835A swarm of English bees hiving in the Imperial carriage!! - Who would have thought it!!! !!! !!! A scene at the London Museum
Sylvia Pankhurst, British suffragette, in a bath chair, London, June 1914. ArtistSylvia Pankhurst, British suffragette, in a bath chair, London, June 1914. Sylvia Pankhurst (1882-1960) is shown here in her severely weakened state caused by numerous hunger
Suffragette being force fed with the nasal tube in Holloway Prison, London, 1909. In response to their hunger strikes several suffragettes were subjected to being force fed
Hunger strikers waving to Christabel Pankhurst from their cells in Holloway Prison, London, 1909. The fourteen suffragettes went on hunger in protest at the governments refusal to treat them as
Christabel Pankhurst waving to the hunger strikers from a house overlooking Holloway Prison, 1909. Christabel Pankhurst (1880-1958) was one of the leaders of the British suffragette movement
The Boston Police Strike, Massachusetts, USA, September 1919. A loyal policeman instructing a mounted State Guardsman. The majority of Bostons police force went out on strike on on 9 September 1919
Girl employees of Woolworths five and dime store, West Fourteenth Street, New York, USA, 1937. Sleeping on the floor of the store during their strike in March 1937
Milk churns being delivered to Hyde Park, London, during the General Strike, 8 May 1926. The General Strike lasted ten days, from 3 to 13 May 1926
State troops to the rescue in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 9 September 1919. ArtistState troops to the rescue in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 1919. A Company going on duty during the citys Police Strike, which broke out on 9 September 1919
Carrying the coffin of Alderman Terence McSwiney, Lord Mayor of Cork, 1920. ArtistCarrying the coffin of Alderman Terence McSwiney, Lord Mayor of Cork, 1920. Terence Joseph McSwiney (1879-1920) was a representative of Sinn Fein who was elected Lord Mayor of Cork in 1920 during
The 2nd Battalion of the Royal Sussex Regiment, Belfast, Ireland, 1907. Artist: AE BrownThe 2nd Battalion of the Royal Sussex Regiment, Belfast, Ireland, 1907. Guarding the docks during the dock strike of 1907
Coal strike, USA, 1902. Men and women lining up during the 1902 Coal Strike for their allotment of coal. The strike, by the United Mine Worker of America union
Riot during a strike by Standard Oil workers, Bayonne, New Jersey, USA, 1915. ArtistRiot during a strike by Standard Oil workers, Bayonne, New Jersey, USA, 1915. Standard Oil employees went on strike on 15 July 1915 over pay and union organisation
Armed troops confronting protesters during an industrial dispute, USA, 1912. ArtistArmed troops confronting protesters during an industrial dispute, USA, 1912. 1912 saw a number of industrial disputes, most notably a strike by immigrant textile workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts
After the settlement: Miners taking their ponies back to the pit, 1915. On 15 July 1915 about 200, 000 coalminers in south Wales went on strike
Miners leaving the pithead after the expiration of their strike notices, 1915. On 15 July 1915 about 200, 000 coalminers in south Wales went on strike
The scene of the Coal Strike: A typical South Wales coat mine, 1915. On 15 July 1915 about 200, 000 coalminers in south Wales went on strike
Mr. Lloyd George, Mr. Runciman, and Mr. Henderson at the Park Hotel, Cardiff, after their interviewMr. Lloyd George, Mr. Runciman, and Mr. Henderson at Park Hotel, Cardiff, 1915. On 15 July 1915 about 200, 000 coalminers in south Wales went on strike
The Coal Strike: Mr. Lloyd George addressing the miners representatives at Cardiff, 1915. On 15 July 1915 about 200, 000 coalminers in south Wales went on strike
Mr. Churchill attending a Cabinet meeting during the General Strike in 1926, 1926, (1945). The 1926 general strike in the United Kingdom was a general strike that lasted 9 days
Scene During The Preston Strike, c1890. Artist: William RaineyScene During The Preston Strike, c1890. Part of the 1842 General Strike or Plug Plot Riots. These strikes and disturbances were prompted by depression in 1841-2 which resulted in wage cuts of over
