Polish strikers at N.Y. Mills, Utica – Vintage Print
(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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A window into the past: Polish strikers at N.Y. Mills, Utica, preserved in this historic photograph. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Polish strikers at N.Y. Mills, Utica
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Striking Polish workers from the New York Mills plant in Utica, New York, are the focus here, and the picture is tied to a specific textile works rather than a general scene of the city. Utica drew large numbers of Polish and other eastern European immigrants to its mills, and their labor was central to the city's production in the early twentieth century. Walkouts at regional mills during that period usually centered on wages, hours and working conditions, and immigrant workers were often at the heart of them. The record gives no date, so the exact moment is uncertain, but the picture reflects a time when labor disputes in upstate New York drew steady press attention.
| Created / published | n/a |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Temp. note: Batch three loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,741 × 4,248 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-11601 |
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