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The scab’s appeal to Justice

The scab’s appeal to Justice

An angry mob of strikers with clubs, guns, and bricks pursues a man labeled “Independent Labor” who has fallen near his wife and child in front of the statue of Justice. Justice is bound with red tape labeled “Politics.” Her scales and fasces lie on the ground next to her feet.

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Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1902-10-01

We are not a nation of swindlers!

We are not a nation of swindlers!

The statue of George Washington, full-length, stands with right arm raised and with fasces behind him, at Federal Hall on Wall Street, New York City. A large crowd of men is standing on steps, among them William “McKinley,” holding a flag that states “The National Honor Must Be Upheld,” and from left, “Phelps, Carlisle, Sherman, Buckner, Palmer, Harrison, Hobart, Cleveland, [and] Flower.”

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1896-10-21

Creator(s)

Taylor, Charles Jay, 1855-1929