Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 1-8 of 8

Photograph

Sorting Onions

Date: 1972
Description: Slightly elevated view of two women, members of Amalgamated Meatcutters local P78, inspecting onions, probably at a warehouse in California.
Photograph

Loading Melons

Date: 1972
Description: An unidentified worker, probably in California, loading crates of melons onto a refrigerated railroad car.
Photograph

Packinghouse Union Work Stoppage

Date: 1952
Description: Members of the United Packinghouse Workers Local 80 picketing the Campbell Soup Company plant. The union had walked out as a result of wage, union shop, an...
Photograph

Crating Melons

Date: 
Description: A worker, probably in California, and probably a member of Amalgamated Meatcutters and Butcher Workers union local P78, crating melons for shipment.
Photograph

UPWA Union Man

Date: 1944
Description: An unidentified United Packinghouse of America member. He is wearing badges that identify him as an employee at the Swift Company plant in Chicago and the ...
Photograph

Libby Strikers

Date: 03 1950
Description: Publicity pictures of striking employees of the Libby company, all members of the United Packinghouse Workers of America.
Photograph

Striking Workers at Lookout Oil

Date: 
Description: Striking members of United Packinghouse Workers of America (UPWA) Local 186 listen to talk from union representative Grover Hathaway, who is not in the pic...
Photograph

Oscar Mayer Plans

Date: 1958
Description: Oscar G. Mayer, Jr., (left) and another Oscar Mayer & Co. official examine plans for a hog immobilization unit to be constructed at the rear of the company...

Have Questions?

If you didn't find the material you searched for, our Library Reference Staff can help.

Call our reference desk at 608-264-6535 or email us at: