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Local History & Digital Archives

Library and Internet resources for local history and information in Lawrence, Haverhill, and the Merrimack Valley.

Bread and Roses Strike, Lawrence

Lawrence Textile Strike, 1912Massachusetts militiamen with fixed bayonets surround a parade of peaceful strikers. The Lawrence textile strike was a strike of immigrant workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts in 1912 led by the Industrial Workers of the World.

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Lawrence Textile strike, 1912

Lawrence Strike, 1912. Children of striking textile workers wait at the train station at Lawrence, Massachusetts, January-March 1912, on their way to stay with sympathizers in other cities offering them food and shelter. (Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016. 
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Historical Societies and Research Centers

Factories of Lowell, MA in 1844FACTORIES OF LOWELL, MA. - The factories of Lowell, Massachusetts, on the banks of the Merrimac River: American engraving, 1844. Engraving. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica. quest.eb.com/search/140_1634332/1/140_1634332/cite. Accessed 8 Jan 2018.

Visit Local Historical Places of Interest

Visit the National Register of Historic Places to find the official list of the Nation's historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America's historic and archeological resources.


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