Dublin Core
Title
Labor Day Procession in Argent Street, Broken Hill
Subject
banner, banners, Broken Hill, float, floats, Labor, Labor Day, labour, labourer, New South Wales, NSW, parade, parades, procession, processions, street parade, trade, trade union, trade unionism, trades, union, unionism, unions, work, worker, working class
Description
A photograph from c. 1911 of a large crowd lining Argent Street in Broken Hill to watch a Labor Day procession of men carrying union banners.
Union banners have a medieval predecessor in the banners used by guilds (an association of craftsmen in the same trade), with each guild having a banner to show their trade. Some historians consider trade unions to be the successors of medieval guilds.
For an example of recreation medieval guild banners from 1909 in York see http://www.theyorkcompany.co.uk/find_out_more/page020104.php
Creator
Anon.
Source
State Library of South Australia
Publisher
State Library of South Australia
Date
ca. 1911
Rights
State Library of South Australia
Format
Hyperlink
Language
English