Saturday, September 3, 2011

Flag Waving: Labor Day in the Heartlands, 1939-1942



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Labor Day poster distributed to war plants and labor organizations: Anton Bruehl, August 1942



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Labor Day, Greendale, Wisconsin: photo by John Vachon, September 1939



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Park scene, Labor Day, Milwaukee, Wisconsin: photo by John Vachon, September 1939



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Spectators at Labor Day parade in Du Bois, Pennsylvania: photo by Jack Delano, September 1940



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Labor Day parade at Du Bois, Pennsylvania: photo by Jack Delano, September 1940



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Spectators and theatre at Labor Day parade in Du Bois, Pennsylvania: photo by Jack Delano, September 1940



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Spectators at Labor Day parade in Du Bois, Pennsylvania: photo by Jack Delano, September 1940



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Detroit, Michigan. Ford workers carrying flag and banners in the Labor Day parade: photo by Arthur S. Siegel, September 1942



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Detroit, Michigan. Local 600 of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO); electrical workers electrocuting Hitler in the Labor Day parade: photo by Arthur S. Siegel, September 1942



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Detroit, Michigan. Outhouse and clown at Labor Day parade with plea for buying of war bonds: photo by Arthur S. Siegel, September 1942



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Detroit, Michigan. Women workers parading in the Labor Day parade: photo by Arthur S. Siegel, September 1942



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Detroit, Michigan. Float in the Labor Day parade showing Uncle Sam as a huge blacksmith: photo by Arthur S. Siegel, September 1942



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Detroit, Michigan. Murray Local Number Two of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) float in the Labor Day parade illustrating "Wings of the Victory" depending on air power: photo by Arthur S. Siegel, September 1942



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Detroit, Michigan. Spectators at the Labor Day parade: photo by Arthur S. Siegel, September 1942



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Detroit, Michigan. Float in the Labor Day parade showing relationship between the Army, Red Cross and industrial workers: photo by Arthur S. Siegel, September 1942



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Detroit, Michigan. Workers' wives and children watching the Labor Day parade: photo by Arthur S. Siegel, September 1942



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Detroit, Michigan. Little girl carrying American flag in the Labor Day parade: photo by Arthur S. Siegel, September 1942



Photos from Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress