by Terry Houghland | Apr 13, 2016 | Factory
CONDITIONS JN PHOTO CARD FACTORY EXPOSED The Day Book today forced an investigation of the photo card factory of Taprell, Loomis & Co., at 1727 Indiana avenue. Conditions there are described as horrible by Mrs. M. E. Franks, the woman who exposed the rot tenness...
by Terry Houghland | Apr 9, 2016 | Factory, Railroad worker
RESOURCES FOR LEARNING MORE ABOUT WORKING CONDITIONS 1870-1940 Labor 1875-1925 The Gilded Age 1875-1900 Working Conditions in Factories The working class in 1900 Even though the early 1900s are part of the Progressive Era, a majority of the working class didn’t...
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