Dorothea Lange (1895-1965) has been called the greatest American documentary photographer. She is best known for her chronicles of the Great Depression and for her photographs of migratory farm workers. Below are 24 pre-World War II photographs, taken for
Steelworkers, union leaders, labor historians, industrial archeologists, business organizations, and university representatives have joined together as Chicago’s Steel Heritage Project to save the last vestiges of Chicago’s historic steel making struc
The Labor Legacy Web site constitutes a pilot project to “map” the historical terrain of the labor movement in Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania for the use of both the academic and general public.
Just 40 years ago, the construction unions of New York City were among the most powerful labor organizations in the world. They were also among the most openly racist and sexist, and were thoroughly dominated by organized crime.
