Photographs.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:
Harry Bridges and Noriko (Nikki) Sawada Bridges Flynn Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: larc-pho-0023
Abstract
This collection, the bulk of which spans the years 1934 to 1996, comprises personal photographs of Harry Bridges and Noriko Sawada Bridges Flynn with their families and friends, as well as photographs that document Bridges' and Flynn's attendance at various International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union (ILWU) events.
Dates:
1930-1996; Majority of material found within 1934-1996
David F. Selvin photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: larc-pho-0019
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of photographs gathered by Selvin in his role as editor of Northern Califonia Labor, a labor newspaper he founded in 1951. Other photographs were used in several books and articles Selvin authored related to labor history, in particular, his 1996 book, A Terrible Anger: The 1934 Waterfront and General Strikes in San Francisco.
Many of the photographs in this collection are reprints from various...
Dates:
1861-1991; Majority of material found within 1960-1980
East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy (EBASE) records
Collection
Identifier: larc-ms-0421
Abstract
East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy (EBASE) records comprise materials from its 1999 to 2010 campaigns revolving around economic, racial, and social justice issues. These campaigns include: Living Wage; immigrant rights; community and labor organizing at Port of Oakland; worker justice; Oakland economic development; Pixar Studios expansion impact; and the legal fight against the Woodfin Hotel management's noncompliance with Living Wage ordinance Measure C and its attack on...
Dates:
1984-2010; Majority of material found within 2000-2008
Gayanne Fietinghoff photographs and slides of California farmworkers collection
Collection
Identifier: larc-pho-0068
Abstract
This collection of photographs, slides, contact sheets, and negatives by United Farm Workers (UFW) staff photographer Gayanne Fietinghoff documents the work and home lives of California’s Central Valley farmworkers from 1972 to 1977. While employed by the UFW from 1972 to 1975, Fietinghoff trained her lens on the struggles of farmworkers, who were primarily Mexican American and Filipino American, working in the fields and participating in UFW activities and events. Fietinghoff captured UFW...
Dates:
1971-1982; Majority of material found within 1972-1977
Gerald Grow photographs of student strike at San Francisco State College, 1968-1969.
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: larc-pho-0072
Abstract
Photographs of the San Francisco State College student-led strike taken by Gerald Grow, an English Department faculty member and striker.
Dates:
circa 1968-1969
Joseph A. Murphy Scrapbook Collection
Collection
Identifier: larc-pho-0067
Scope and Contents
Comprises two scrapbooks created and collected by Joseph A. Murphy and Doris Murphy documenting his lifelong involvement in the labor movement, particularly as a business agent for the Hod Carriers Local 36 in San Francisco. The first scrapbook, a red leather-bound album spanning the years 1943 to 1980, contains photographs of Murphy with union members and leaders as well as family and friends. Also contains newsclippings related to the San Franicso building trades, some loose-leaf...
Dates:
1943-2005
Sue Ko Lee scrapbook on Chinese Ladies' Garment Workers' Union
Item — Box 1
Identifier: larc-srp-0011
Scope and Contents
Scrapbook belonging to Sue Ko Lee, a button hole machine operator at the National Dollar Store garment factory in San Francisco's Chinatown, and member of the Chinese Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (CLGWU), Local 341. Scrapbook contains newspaper clippings, bulletins and photographs pertaining to the CLGWU, mostly concerning the strike at the National Dollar Store/Golden Gate Manufacturing in 1938. Contains a few images of Sue Ko Lee, and International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union...
Dates:
1937-1938
Hansel Mieth and Otto Hagel photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: larc-pho-0010
Abstract
Collection contains the photographs of Hansel Mieth (1909-1998) and Otto Hagel (1909-1973).
Dates:
1932-1969
People's World Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: larc-pho-0009
Abstract
The People's World Photograph Collection consists of approximately 6,000 photographs used in People's World, a grassroots publication affiliated with the Communist Party USA (CPUSA). The photographs, along with a small selection of cartoons and artwork, highlight social and political issues and events of the 20th century, with the views of the newspaper aligning with the CPUSA's policies on topics such as civil rights, labor, immigration, the peace movement,...
Dates:
1856-1992; Majority of material found within 1930-1990