Group of Striking Cigar Factory Workers

Creator

José Ramón Sanfeliz

Files

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Creation Date

1899

Abstract

A group cigar factory workers on strike preparing to go fishing at Palmetto Beach during the "Weight Strike." Photograph was taken in the yard that would later occupy the J. K. Kress Building.

Alt Text

A group of people, including men and young boys, standing on a grassy area with a wooden walkway in front of a wooden fence. They are dressed in late 19th- or early 20th-century clothing and some are holding tools, such as buckets and axes.

Keywords

Buildings, Cigar factories, Cigar industry, Fishing, Strikes and lockouts

Extent

1 black-and-white photograph

Subject: geographic

Hillsborough County (Fla.); Tampa (Fla.); Ybor City (Tampa, Fla.)

Physical Collection

Anthony P. "Tony" Pizzo Collection

Box

206

Folder

21

Digital Date

2024

Media Type

Black-and-white photographs

Identifier

pizzo_sanfeliz_1019

Recommended Citation

Sanfeliz, José Ramón, "Group of Striking Cigar Factory Workers" (1899). José Ramón Sanfeliz Scrapbook Images. Image 20.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/pizzo_sanfeliz/20