LABOUR DAYS: Glimpses of the History of Labour in Ontario
September 5th will be celebrated as Labour Day across Canada. To commemorate this national holiday, the Special Collections Centre has arranged an exhibit of photographs and printed ephemera related to Ontario's labour history. Here's a sampling from the exhibit which can be viewed on the 4th floor of the Toronto Reference Library until the end of the month.
Labour Day parade along Queen St West near Givins St., 1905
Notice for a Depression-era demonstration to protest the arrest of Communist
and labour leaders
Ribbon worn by marchers in the Labour Day parade in 1897
Ticket to the annual supper of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners,
1876
Early Ontario labour history is a special focus of the ephemera collection and donations of materials like the ones featured here are welcomed by Special Collections.
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