Anti-strike auto – Historic 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 motor bus, labeled as an anti-strike vehicle, stands at the center of this September 1916 news photograph from the George Grantham Bain Collection. The record ties it to New York State street railway strikes and to labor unions, including a musicians' union, which hints at how widely union disputes touched daily life in the city that year. In the 1910s, when streetcar walkouts left commuters stranded, private motor buses and jitneys often stepped in to carry passengers, and such vehicles could become flashpoints between companies and striking workers. Bain's news service photographed these moments quickly for newspapers, so the picture offers a snapshot of how transportation and labor conflict played out on the streets.
| Created / published | 1916 Sept. 23. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1910-1920. |
| Notes | George Grantham Bain Collection. |
| Subjects | Street railroad strikes--New York (State)--1910-1920. Musicians' unions--New York (State)--1910-1920. Buses--New York (State)--1910-1920. Labor unions--New York (State)--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 967 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-170760 |
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