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International Labor Defense photographs

Title
International Labor Defense photographs
Author
International Labor Defense.
Publication
1926?-1946?
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box 19PictureUse in library Sc Photo International Labor Defense Collection box 19Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
box 18PictureUse in library Sc Photo International Labor Defense Collection box 18Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
box 17PictureUse in library Sc Photo International Labor Defense Collection box 17Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
box 16PictureUse in library Sc Photo International Labor Defense Collection box 16Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
box 15PictureUse in library Sc Photo International Labor Defense Collection box 15Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
box 14PictureUse in library Sc Photo International Labor Defense Collection box 14Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
box 13PictureUse in library Sc Photo International Labor Defense Collection box 13Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
box 12PictureUse in library Sc Photo International Labor Defense Collection box 12Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
box 11PictureUse in library Sc Photo International Labor Defense Collection box 11Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
box 10PictureUse in library Sc Photo International Labor Defense Collection box 10Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
box 9PictureUse in library Sc Photo International Labor Defense Collection box 9Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
box 8PictureUse in library Sc Photo International Labor Defense Collection box 8Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
box 7PictureUse in library Sc Photo International Labor Defense Collection box 7Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
box 6PictureUse in library Sc Photo International Labor Defense Collection box 6Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
box 5PictureUse in library Sc Photo International Labor Defense Collection box 5Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
box 4PictureUse in library Sc Photo International Labor Defense Collection box 4Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
box 3PictureUse in library Sc Photo International Labor Defense Collection box 3Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
box 2PictureUse in library Sc Photo International Labor Defense Collection box 2Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
box 1PictureUse in library Sc Photo International Labor Defense Collection box 1Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints

Details

Additional Authors
  • Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.)
  • International News Photos (New York, N.Y.)
  • United States. Office of War Information.
Found In
(CstRLIN) NYPW89-A117.
Description
  • 2281 items (4.3 cu. ft., 19 boxes); 20 x 26 cm.
  • 1 stat : b&w ;
  • 6 photonegatives : b&w ;
  • 1 photomechanical print : col. ;
  • 52 photomechanical prints : b&w ;
  • 2221 photoprints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
Summary
Photographs, many from news services such as International News Photos, collected by the International Labor Defense (ILD) documenting not only the labor and civil rights causes in which ILD was involved, but also examples worldwide of injustice and oppression occurring, with a few exceptions, during the 1920s through the mid 1940s.
Donor/Sponsor
Schomburg NEH Automated Access to Special Collections Project.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Aerial photographs – 1930-1949.
  • Group portraits – 1920-1949.
  • Postcards – 1930-1949.
  • Portrait photographs – 1920-1949.
  • Photonegatives – 1920-1949.
  • Photomechanical prints – 1920-1949.
  • Silver gelatin photoprints – 1920-1949.
  • Photomechanical prints – Color – 1920-1949.
  • Stats – 1920-1949.
Note
  • Many photographs bear photo agency's handstamp on verso. Many itmes bear printed captions attached to verso; some items bear captions printed on verso; some items bear handwritten captions on verso. Some items are duplicates; some items are cropped or bear cropping marks.
  • Collection contains work by Acme Newspictures, International News Photos, and the Office of War Information, among others.
Biography (note)
  • Established by the Communist party of the United States of America as its legal defense arm in 1925 to aid labor, political prisoners, and victims of reactionary violence. Using mass demonstrations and publicity, the International Labor Defense (ILD) conducted national and worldwide campaigns to gather support for its cases. In 1946 the ILD merged with the Civil Rights Congress.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Photographs transferred from the International Labor Defense records in the Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, Schomburg Center.
Call Number
Sc Photo International Labor Defense Collection
OCLC
NYPG087000342-F
Author
International Labor Defense.
Title
International Labor Defense photographs
Imprint
1926?-1946?
Linking Entry
Photographs transferred from the International Labor Defense records in the Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, Schomburg Center.
Biography
Established by the Communist party of the United States of America as its legal defense arm in 1925 to aid labor, political prisoners, and victims of reactionary violence. Using mass demonstrations and publicity, the International Labor Defense (ILD) conducted national and worldwide campaigns to gather support for its cases. In 1946 the ILD merged with the Civil Rights Congress.
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Added Author
Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.)
International News Photos (New York, N.Y.)
United States. Office of War Information.
Found In:
(CstRLIN) NYPW89-A117.
Research Call Number
Sc Photo International Labor Defense Collection
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