Subject: Labor unions

Advertising pin promoting the 22nd Annual Grand Prize Masquerade Ball of the Cigar Makers' Union No. 14. The pin features a union label. Date: January 27, 1900.

A single-page broadside in English and Yiddish issued by J. G. Polakoff, President of the Retail Confectioners Protective Association. The broadside announces a special meeting at the Labor Lyceum to protest the strong-arm tactics of newspaper distributors. Dated circa January 1, 1920.

Envelope addressed to Samuel Gompers in Washington, D.C., circa 1903. The return address is printed and indicates it is from The Wall Street Journal. The address to Gompers only includes his name and 'Washington', D.C., omitting a street address.

Celluloid-covered match safe advertising the Cigar Makers' International Union. The blue label on the box promotes a living wage and the elimination of child labor. Undated, but likely early 20th century given the context.

This record contains a trade card and a related broadside. The trade card advertises Golding Bros., located at 8th Ave. and 36th St., New York City. The front of the card features imagery suggestive of the late 19th-century athletic scene, possibly depicting strongmen or a sporting event, reflecting the time's social and industrial conflicts. The back of the card is a broadside announcing the "Grand Annual Ball of the Cigarette Makers Association," to be held at Tammany Hall on Saturday, November 12th, 1881. The broadside lists the association's officers: Wm. Rubens (President), Abe Rubens (Secretary), Barney Kommel (Vice President), and Nathan Cohen (Treasurer).

Trade card advertising J. Stern & Sons, clothiers, located in Quincy, Illinois. The card is part of a larger "Union Set" of trade cards and depicts a scene related to labor unions and fair working hours. Circa 1885.

Trade card advertising J. Stern & Sons, clothing merchants in Quincy, Illinois. The card is part of the "Union Set" and features a photograph of Terence V. Powderly in the background. Circa 1885.