PULLMAN HISTORY SITE

Images in the collection -- Subject Pullman Labor History

2012 Gentle Warrior Awards Celebration

A. Phillip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum 17th Anniversary celebration handout. February 2012

Subject: Pullman_Workers; Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals

American Enterprise

Poster and newspaper article about the musical play American Enterprise presented by the Organic Theater Company February 14, 1991. The play traces George Pullman life in dialogue and song. Play written by Jeffrey Sweet, score by Michael Vitali.

Subject: ; Pullman_Family; Pullman_Labor_History; Pullman_Palace_Car_Company; Format: Mixed media

Antilabor Mercenaries or Defenders of Public Order?

This is a copy of an article from Chicago History, about the use of federal troops during the Pullman Strike in 1894.

Subject: Illinois_History; Pullman_Labor_History; Pullman_Palace_Car_Company; Pullman_Town; Pullman_Workers; Pullman_and_Afro-Americans; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals

At epicenter of labor, black history

Article - "Pullman's name tied to cause of racial, social justice"...describing life and labor in the Pullman factory town under George Pullman.

Subject: Illinois_History; Labor_History,_other; Pullman_Labor_History; Pullman,_George; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals

Changing Society - The Lives of Worker Heroes Who Made a Difference

Soft Cover, 90 pages, essays on John Altgeld, Eugene Debs, Mother Jones, Frances Perkins, Walter Reuther, A. Philip Randolph, Regina Polk, and Delores Huerta.

Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Labor_History,_other; Format: Printed Materials - Publications

Changing Society, The Lives of Worker heroes Who Made a Difference

Soft-cover, 87 pages, essays on John Peter Altgeld, Eugene Debs, Mother Jones, Walter Reuther, A Philip Randolph, Regina Polk, and Delores Huerta.

Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials - Publications

Chicago Federation of Labor Labor Day Event

CFL Invitation Letter, Bike Parade, and Picnic forms for Labor Day Event 1994 for Pullman residents.

Subject: ; Labor_History,_other; Organizations_--_Historic_Pullman_Foundation; Organizations_--_Pullman_Civic_Organization; Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials - Other

Chicago Heritage Festival

Press release for the Chicago Heritage Festival presented by the Illinois State Historical Society and the Association of Illinois Museums and Historical Societies, commemorating the centennial of the 1894 strike in Pullman.

Subject: Labor_History,_other; Organizations_--_Historic_Pullman_Foundation; Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials - Other

Council adopts resolution by Adduci declaring Pullman be designated a city landmark

Newspaper article describing the landmarks resolution, and a brief history of Pullman.

Subject: Architecture; Chicago_History; Historic_Reference; Illinois_History; Organizations_--_Historic_Pullman_Foundation; Organizations_--_Pullman_Civic_Organization; Preservation/_Architecture_(General); Pullman_Houses; Pullman_Labor_History; Pullman_Town; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals

Death At Pullman

250 page soft cover novel

Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials - Publications

Doing the next thing

Article from Chicago Tribune on the Organic Theater to stage musical drama on Pullman strike.

Subject: Pullman_Palace_Car_Company; Pullman_Labor_History; Illinois_History; Chicago_History; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals

Emanuel basks in Obama's support during Chicago stop

Thank you page and article from the Journal Star in Peoria regarding the designation of the Pullman National Monument and President Obama's friendship with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel.

Subject: ; Chicago_History; Factory_Site; Illinois_History; Pullman_(General); Pullman_and_Afro-Americans; Pullman_Labor_History; Pullman_Landmark; Pullman_Palace_Car_Company; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals

Federal Funds To Help Complete Restoration

Article from the Calumet Index, March 3, 1971 describing restoration efforts in Pullman.

Subject: Architecture; Chicago_History; Factory_Site; General/Misc.; Greenstone_Church; Historic_Reference; Labor_History,_other; Market_Hall; Organizations_--_Pullman_Civic_Organization; Preservation/_Architecture_(General); Pullman_(General); Pullman_Houses; Pullman_Labor_History; Pullman_Town; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals

Fraternal Ribbon, Fidelity Lodge No. 54, I.A. of C. W.

Beautiful silk ribbon with badge, from a member of the Fidelity Lodge No. 54, I. A. of C. W. (International Association of Car Workers), Pullman, ILL. Front side is Blue silk with silver lettering, back side is black silk with silver lettering and designs and says Newark, New Jersey at the top and IN MEMORIAM.

Subject: ; Pullman_Labor_History; Pullman_Workers; Format: Button-Badges

George M. Pullman

Photocopy of chapter clipped from unknown publication, 15 pages with photographs. Full record available for viewing at the Bertha Ludlam Reading Room in the Hotel Florence.

Subject: Pullman_Porters; Pullman_Palace_Car_Company; Pullman_Labor_History; Pullman_Company; Pullman_(General); Pullman_Rail_Travel; Format: Printed Materials - Publications

Harper's Weekly

Dated Saturday, July 21, 1894, 24 pages with articles about the Pullman Strike.

Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals

Honoring Labor

Photocopy of editorial from the Arizona Daily Star highlighting the Pullman Strike of 1894 and it's influence on the labor movement.

Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals

Hotel Florence and Pullman Reference Guide

Three-ring binder containing information to be used by docents and tour guides. Reference material relating to general Pullman history, Hotel Florence, the town, the strike and other pertinent data.

Subject: Hotel_Florence_History; Organizations_--_Historic_Pullman_Foundation; Pullman_(General); Pullman_Labor_History; Pullman_Town; Reference; Format: Printed Materials - Publications

Illinois History Volume 18, Number 8, May 1965

Issue on Labor in Illinois, includes article "Famous Pullman Strike".

Subject: ; Labor_History,_other; Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals

Illinois Labor History Society

Miscellaneous newsletter and other correspondence. File may contain other general Illinois labor information. Full record available for viewing at the Bertha Ludlam Reading Room in the Hotel Florence.

Subject: Labor_History,_other; Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals

Interesting Things... 2000-2003

Series of essays and anecdotes relating to the social history of Pullman, for publication in the Pullman Flyer. Typed original and draft copies, some with photos and banner layout.

Subject: World_War_II; World_War_I; War_Memorial; Victorian_Era_-_general; The_Snow_Cruiser; Regional; Reference; Pullman_Water_Tower; Pullman_Train_Cars; Pullman_Town; Pullman_People; Pullman_Landscape_Design; Pullman_Labor_History; Pullman_Houses; Pullman_Family; Pullman_1998_Factory_Fire; Pullman_-_Post_1975; Pullman_(General); Organizations_--_Pullman_Improvement_Association; Organizations_--_Pullman_Civic_Organization; Organizations_--_Other; Organizations_--_Historic_Pullman_Foundation; Memorials; Lake_Calumet; Labor_History,_other; Illinois_History; Hotel_Florence_History; Historic_Reference; General/Misc.; Factory_Site; Chicago_History; Beman,_Solon_Spencer; Barrett,_Nathan_Franklin; Architecture; Arcade_Building; Administration_Building; Format: Printed Materials - Other

Interfaith Service in Remeberance of 1894 Pullman Stike

Program for service September 5, 1994. Includes short description of Rev. Cowardine's involvement in the Strike.

Subject: ; Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials - Other

Jennie Curtis Strike Centennial Dance Tickets

Set of 5 yellow tickets for Jennie Curtis Strike Centennial Dance event on Saturday, July 23rd, 6:30 to 11:30 p.m.. Presented by the Pullman Civic Organization and held at 614 E. 113th St. Chicago. Donation was $5 per ticket. Ticket nos 100 to 105.

Subject: Chicago_History; Organizations_--_Pullman_Civic_Organization; Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials - Other

Labor & Pullman 1884-1994

Booklet from Pullman Bandstand Dedication, Labor Day, 1994, produced by the Chicago Federation of Labor AFL-CIO

Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials - Publications

Labor Paste Booklet

Booklet documenting labor paste project by Pullman artist jb Daniel.

Subject: Pullman_Town; Pullman_People; Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials - Publications

Labor Supporters Pay Homage to Origins

Article in The Times about Labor Day event in Pullman, dated Tuesday, Sept. 6, 1994.

Subject: ; Chicago_History; Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals

Letter regarding Chicago Times Strike article

Letter from George Brown, Pullman General Manager, to George Pullman regarding Chicago Times article about a strike at Pullman and why there is no evidence of this.

Subject: ; Pullman_Labor_History; Pullman_Palace_Car_Company; Format: Correspondence

New backer needed for union museum

Article in the Daily Southtown, Thursday, February 28, 2002, about the city of Chicago withholding $2million in grant money from the A. Philip Randolph Museum.

Subject: North_Pullman; Organizations_--_Other; Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals

Outdoor Illinois

February, 1975 issue with 21-page article on Pullman. Full record available for viewing at the Bertha Ludlam Reading Room in the Hotel Florence.

Subject: Pullman_Workers; Pullman_Views; Pullman_Train_Cars; Pullman_Town; Pullman_Rail_Travel; Pullman_Palace_Car_Company; Pullman_Labor_History; Pullman_Houses; Pullman_(General); Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals

Polar Philately: Byrd Antarctic Ventures

Describes issue of commemorative postal stamp and Admiral Byrd's four Antarctic expeditions.

Subject: ; Chicago_History; Historic_Reference; Illinois_History; Pullman_Labor_History; The_Snow_Cruiser; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals

Portrait of Eugene V. Debs

Oil painting done from a photograph, by William Kirschner, longtime Pullman resident. Antique wooden frame

Subject: Pullman_Family; Pullman_Labor_History; Historic_Reference; Format: Artwork

Postcards from Pullman: An Uncertain Dream

The third book in the series "Postcards from Pullman" by Judith Miller. Relates the story of Olivia Mott, a young English women who travels to Chicago and works for the Pullman Company.

Subject: Chicago_History; Hotel_Florence_History; Illinois_History; Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials - Publications

Pullman and his 'perfect' town

Newspaper article describing George M. Pullman's social experiment with the town of Pullman.

Subject: Chicago_History; Churches_-_Roseland,_Pullman; Historic_Reference; Illinois_History; Lake_Calumet; Pullman_Houses; Pullman_Labor_History; Pullman_Palace_Car_Company; Pullman_Town; Pullman_Workers; The_Stables; Format: Printed Materials - Publications

Pullman Area Near Landmark Status

Newspaper article clipped from Chicago Tribune, written by Stan Ziembe, January 1, 1970.

Subject: ; Architecture; Barrett,_Nathan_Franklin; Beman,_Solon_Spencer; Chicago_History; Factory_Site; General/Misc.; Greenstone_Church; Historic_Reference; Hotel_Florence_History; Illinois_History; Labor_History,_other; Organizations_--_Pullman_Civic_Organization; Preservation/_Architecture_(General); Pullman_(General); Pullman_Company; Pullman_Houses; Pullman_Labor_History; Pullman_Town; Reference; Regional; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals

Pullman Beautiful (Nice Things About Pullman Past and Present)

Typed original; topic is Labor Day and the Pullman Strike of 1894.

Subject: ; Chicago_History; Historic_Reference; Hotel_Florence_History; Illinois_History; Pullman_Labor_History; Pullman_Workers; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals

Pullman Incorporated Retirement Plan

Booklet outlining the retirement plan for Pullman Incorporated as of May 1, 1964.

Subject: Pullman_Company; Pullman_Labor_History; Pullman_Workers; Format: Printed Materials - Publications

Pullman Journal

Twenty-four (24) copies, published by the Pullman Civic Organization, commemorating the 1984 Pullman Strike. Eight pages, with articles revolving around different aspects of the strike.

Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials - Publications

Pullman Journal

A special edition published by the Pullman Flyer of the Pullman Civic Organization, about the Pullman Strike

Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Chicago_History; Format: Printed Materials - Publications

Pullman Journal, Special Edition

Pullman Journal is a Special Edition produced by The Pullman Flyer group.

Subject: Organizations_--_Pullman_Civic_Organization; Pullman_(General); Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials - Publications

Pullman Labor Day Bike Ride

Brochure for 5th annual Labor Day bike ride, including map of route, and lecture stops.

Subject: ; Labor_History,_other; Organizations_--_Pullman_Civic_Organization; Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials - Other

Pullman Standard Group Insurance Program

Booklet of Major Medical Expense Group Insurance Program for Pullman Incorporated and Subsidiary Companies. Produced by Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Company.

Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Pullman_Standard_Car_Mfg_Company; Pullman_Workers; Format: Printed Materials - Publications

Pullman Standard Insurance Plan 1950

The 1950 Insurance Plan for Salaried Employes from the Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Company, effective November 1, 1950.

Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Pullman_Standard_Car_Mfg_Company; Pullman_Workers; Format: Printed Materials - Publications

Pullman Standard Insurance Plan 1954

The 1954 Insurance Plan for Salaried Employes from the Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Company, effective October 1, 1954.

Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Pullman_Standard_Car_Mfg_Company; Pullman_Workers; Format: Printed Materials - Publications

Pullman Strike 1894

National Guard troups encamped at the Hotel Florence. Note tables in arcade park.

Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Photograph (all forms)

Pullman Strike 1894

Illinois National Guard troups by Arcade building. Photographed from Hotel. Pullman Company negative jacket labled "Fife and Drum Corp"

Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Photograph (all forms)

Pullman Strike Centennial: Touring Pullman

Handout with information about various tours, events, and Historic Pullman Foundation information for 1994

Subject: House_Tour; Organizations_--_Historic_Pullman_Foundation; Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials - Other

Pullman Strike flares anew in a compelling "American Enterprise"

Newspaper article from Theater section about Jeffrey Sweet's play about Pullman and the Pullman Strike of 1894.

Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals

Pullman Strike Leads to Community Change

Newspaper article, unknown publication and date.

Subject: ; Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals

Pullman Strike Timeline 1994

A timeline from 1994 showing events leading up to the Pullman Strike in 1894.

Subject: Historic_Reference; Organizations_--_Historic_Pullman_Foundation; Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials - Other

Pullman Tour - Illinois Labor History Society

Neighborhood tour written by Bill Adelman, Illinois Labor History Society.

Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials - Other

Pullman's model town: He included everything but the union

Reprint from January 1969 issue of Steel Labor. Brief history of the Pullman Strike of 1894.

Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals

Pullman, The Strike of 1894 Poster

Poster advertising Pullman Strike Centennial Events and Programs 1994 and sponsoring groups.

Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Organizations_--_Pullman_Civic_Organization; Organizations_--_Historic_Pullman_Foundation; Labor_History,_other; Chicago_History; Format: Printed Materials - Other

Pullman-Standard Insurance Plan for 1954

The 1954 Insurance Plan for Salaried Employes from the Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Company, effective October 1, 1954.

Subject: Pullman_Company; Pullman_Labor_History; Pullman_Standard_Car_Mfg_Company; Pullman_Workers; Format: Printed Materials - Publications

Pullman: A Social Study

Copy of an article appearing in Harper's New Monthly Magazine, 1889.

Subject: Pullman_Views; Pullman_Stables; Pullman_Palace_Car_Company; Pullman_Houses; Pullman_Building; Pullman_Bank; Pullman_Labor_History; Market_Hall; Hotel_Florence_--_Exterior; Greenstone_Church; Beman,_Solon_Spencer; Architecture; Arcade_Theatre; Arcade_Shops; Arcade_Park; Arcade_Library; Arcade_Building; Format: Printed Materials - Publications

Pullmlan Standard Insurance Plan 1954

The 1954 Insurance Plan for Salaried Employes from the Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Company, effective October 1, 1954.

Subject: Pullman_Company; Pullman_Labor_History; Pullman_Standard_Car_Mfg_Company; Pullman_Workers; Format: Printed Materials - Publications

Recommend Pullman Landmark Status

Newspaper article from the August 13, 1972 South End Reporter; describes recommendation by Chicago Landmarks Commission to City Council.

Subject: Chicago_History; Historic_Reference; Illinois_History; Labor_History,_other; Preservation/_Architecture_(General); Pullman_Houses; Pullman_Town; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals

Regulations and instructions for pullman conductors

200 page handbook containing regulations and instructions for Pullman car service employees covering facets of work while on Pullman car.

Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Conductors; ; Format: Printed Materials - Publications;

Revor, Alfred T.

Photocopy of newspaper obiturary of Alfred T. Revor, Roseland resident and employee of the Pullman Car Company.

Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals

Rolling Stock Rebate

Paper tabulating value of rolling stock destroyed in Chicago riots, July 6, 1894.

Subject: ; Chicago_History; Historic_Reference; Illinois_History; Pullman_Labor_History; Pullman_Train_Cars; Reference; Format: Printed Materials - Other

South Pullman CompanyTown Eyed as Landmark

Newspaper article from Chicago Tribune, 1972, relating to city landmark status. Describes other neighborhoods under consideration.

Subject: Barrett,_Nathan_Franklin; Beman,_Solon_Spencer; Chicago_History; Historic_Reference; Illinois_History; Labor_History,_other; Plans/_Reports/_Studys; Preservation/_Architecture_(General); Pullman_Houses; Pullman_Town; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals

Strike tarnishes industrialist's vision

Newspaper clipping from Chicago Tribune, March 20, 1997, about Pullman strike.

Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals

Surveillance report on potential strikers

2 page letter from Lamble to W.P. Hoornbeck (Pullman surpervisor) reporting on strike preparation activity as of May 12, 1894.

Subject: ; Pullman_Labor_History; Pullman_Palace_Car_Company; Pullman_Workers; Format: Correspondence

The Carbuilder

Company publication, for the builders of all Pullman Standard products. Contains article "The George Mortimer Pullman Story". 32 pages.

Subject: Chicago_History; Historic_Reference; Illinois_History; Pullman_Company; Pullman_Labor_History; Pullman_Standard_Car_Mfg_Company; Pullman_Town; Format: Printed Materials - Publications

The Essence of the Strike, The Story of Pullman and the Relations of the Company to Its Employes.

Extracted from the Pullman Journal, Vo. 5, No. 35, Saturday, Sept. 1, 1894. Copy.

Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals

The Federation News: The Pullman Strike of 1894

Special reprint edition of the Federation News from 1894, recounting the Pullman Strike.

Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Chicago_History; Format: Printed Materials - Publications

The First Hundred Years Book excerpt

Copy of page 194 from the book "The First Hudnred Years" which discribes the local brickyard, Blue Island Local No. 3 and various stricks.

Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Labor_History,_other; Chicago_History; Format: Printed Materials - Publications

The Illinois Labor History Society - Union Hall of Honor Awards Dinner, 2006

Booklet for the 2006 Union Hall of Honor Awards Dinner. "Celebrating the Ironworkers at Age 110". Held Sunday, December 10, 2006 at the 19th Century Club in Oak Park, Illinois

Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials - Other

The Parable of Pullman

Double-sided parchment paper, continued on reverse. History of Pullman.

Subject: Chicago_History; Historic_Reference; Illinois_History; Pullman_(General); Pullman_Company; Pullman_Labor_History; Pullman_Workers; Format: Printed Materials - Publications

The Pullman Company Contracts

4"x7" black leather 3 ringed binder containing various Pullman Company contracts between porters, conductors, brakemen, etc. dating between 1948-1961.

Subject: ; Chicago_History; Historic_Reference; Labor_History,_other; Pullman_Company; Pullman_Workers; Reference; Format: Printed Materials - Other

The Pullman Messenger

Premier issue of magazine focused on information about events and news about the Pullman National Monument.

Subject: ; Pullman_(General); Pullman_and_Afro-Americans; Pullman_Labor_History; Pullman_Palace_Car_Company; Pullman_Porters; Pullman_Town; Roseland_Community; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals

The Pullman Strike

Four-page letter dated August 3, 1972 in support of the preservation of South Pullman. The letter, from the Illinois Labor History Society, speaks specifically to the issues surrounding the 1893 Pullman Strike.

Subject: ; Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials - Other

The Pullman Strike

Softcover, 126 page, originally published in 1894, with illustrations, reprint published in 1971

Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials - Publications

The Pullman Strike

The story of a unique experiment and of a great labor upheaval. Author: Almont Lindsey Publisher: The University of Chicago Press, 1942 ISBN 0-226-48383-5

Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials - Publications

The Pullman Strike

Typed excerpt from "The Pullman Strike" by Almont Lindsey, 1942.

Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials - Other

The Pullman Strike - Causes and Effect

Photocopy of 18-page paper written by John S. Bell, June 2, 1951 with bibliography. Full record available for viewing at the Bertha Ludlum Reading Room in the Hotel Florence.

Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials - Publications

The Pullman Strike and the Crisis of the 1890s

Edited by Richard Schneirow, Shelton Stromquist, Nick Salvatore. Published by the University of Illinois Press. 1999. ISBN 0-252-06755-X Essays on Labor and Politics.

Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials - Publications

The Pullman Strike and the National Guard

March-April, 1982 and Summer, 1982 issues of Illinois Magazine with two-part article about the Pullman Strike.

Subject: ; Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals

The Pullman Strike of 1894 Federation News

Special Reprint Edition, possibly published by the Illinois Labor Federation and the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency.

Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials - Publications

The Pullman Strike: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

Handout for conference held December 8, 1999, John Marshall Law School, on the Pullman Strike.

Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials - Other

The Story of The Pullman Strike

31-page booklet, probably for grammar or middle school students, with illustrations. Cornerstones of Freedom series. Full record available for viewing at the Bertha Ludlam Reading Room in the Hotel Florence.

Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials - Publications

Union Card - Local No. 4

Quarterly membership card for Local No. 4, Service Employees International Union. Dated Uly, Aug. Sept. 1969. Signed by Eimanic Sheahan. Found in the Hotel Florence Linen Room.

Subject: Hotel_Florence_History; Pullman_Labor_History; Pullman_People; Pullman_Workers; Format: Printed Materials - Other

Urban Disorder and the Shape of Belief

Book discusses the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, the Haymarket bombing of 1886, and the making and unmaking of the model town of Pullman.

Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Labor_History,_other; Pullman_Town; Chicago_History; Format: Printed Materials - Publications

When Trouble Came to Pullman's Town

Article removed from larger booklet "United Methodists Today". Recounts history of 1894 strike and connection to the minister of the Greenstone Church.

Subject: ; Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials - Publications

Women in nineteenth century Pullman

copy of MA thesis to Department of History at the University of Arizona,1988. A study of the ideologies and realities surrounding women in nineteenth century Pullman.

Subject: Pullman_(General); Pullman_Workers; Pullman_People; Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials - Publications

Working men

Photo postcard, scene of men unloading unknown object from a cart.

Subject: Victorian_Era_-_general; Roseland_Community; Pullman_People; Labor_History,_other; Historic_Reference; Chicago_History; Format: Postcard

Working the Crowd on Labor Day

Article from the Chicago Sun-Times, dated Tuesday, September 6, 1994, about Gov. Edgar's visit to far south side Pullman.

Subject: ; Pullman_Labor_History; Pullman_Town; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals

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