The Great railway strikes--scenes in and about Chicago – Historic Print
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(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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The Great railway strikes--scenes in and about Chicago comes to life in this historic print, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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The Great railway strikes--scenes in and about Chicago
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Scenes in and about Chicago" documents a city where the 1894 Pullman strike had grown from a dispute at a railcar works into a national halt to rail traffic. Harper's Weekly ran these halftone views in its July 21, 1894 issue, when the American Railway Union's boycott of Pullman cars had stalled trains across the Midwest. The military camps reflect the federal troops President Cleveland sent to Chicago that month over the objection of Illinois Governor John Altgeld, to protect the mails and interstate commerce. The sabotage in the title points to the derailments and disabled switches that marked the strike's most violent days.
| Created / published | [1894 July] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 2 photomechanical prints : halftone. |
| Genre | Periodical illustrations 1890-1900.Halftone photomechanical prints 1890-1900. |
| Notes | Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1894 July 21, p. 688. |
| Subjects | Sabotage--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900. Railroad strikes--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900. Military camps--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 973 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-167487 |
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