December 2023

George Luks, Working-Class Artist

Michael Dunn / December 3, 2023 / Labor History / Leave a Comment

Luks' 1899 cartoon "The menace of the Hour" about "The Traction Monster" following the awarding of a no bid subway franchise contract by New York City's Tammany Hall. By George Luks - The Verdict (magazine), 1899-01-30. http://www.ctrl.org/boodleboys/TheMenaceofthe%20hour.htmlhttp://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/pds/gilded/power/text1/octopusimages.pdf, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10575542

There was a drug store in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania that plays prominently in my novel, ANYWHERE BUT SCHUYLKILL. It was run by a Polish immigrant known as Doc Luks. He was sympathetic to the miners and would often provide medicine and treatment for free during strikes, when the workers had no money to pay him. His […]

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ANYWHERE BUT SCHUYLKILL OUT NOW!!

Michael Dunn / December 2, 2023 / Labor History / Leave a Comment

Cover of Anywhere But Schuylkill, by Michael Dunn, with photograph of breaker boys, by Lewis Hine, against a blue background.

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