The great railroad strike of July 1877 – Historic Reproduction
(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 railroad strike of July 1877
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Published in the August 11, 1877, issue of *Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper* across pages 388 and 389, this wood engraving documents the Great Railroad Strike that swept the country that summer. The walkout began in July after the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad cut wages, and it quickly grew into a national upheaval, with crowds and militia clashing in cities including Baltimore and Pittsburgh. Illustrated weeklies like Leslie's gave readers far from the rail yards a visual account of the disorder, so the engraving also shows how the press framed labor unrest in the Gilded Age.
| Created / published | 1877 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : wood engraving. |
| Notes | Illus. in: Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, (1877 Aug. 11), p. 388-9. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,107 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-136399 |
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