The Pullman Strike
Object Details
- affiliated union
- United Auto Workers
- referenced
- Darrow, Clarence
- American Railway Association. Signal Section
- Debs, Eugene V.
- Associated Name
- Pullman Company
- United Auto Workers
- Description
- The Pullman strike occurred in May and June of 1894. Members of workers presented grievances of low wages, poor living conditions, and 16 hour work days to Pullman. He refused to meet with them and fired them. The delegation voted to strike and walk off the job.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian
- 1962
- ID Number
- 1988.0701.13
- catalog number
- 1988.0701.13
- accession number
- 1988.0701
- Object Name
- Poster
- Measurements
- overall: 22 in x 19 in; 55.88 cm x 48.26 cm
- place made
- United States: Michigan, Detroit
- Associated Place
- United States: Michigan, Detroit
- See more items in
- Political History: Political History, General History Collection
- Princeton Posters
- National Museum of American History
- general subject association
- labor issues
- Labor Unions
- Strikes and Boycotts
- related event
- Pullman Strike
- Record ID
- nmah_1050825
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-ebea-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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