Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
A.E. McKenzie Co. Staff on Strike
General material designation
- Graphic material
Parallel title
Other title information
Albert Edward McKenzie established his seed company in 1896 as the Brandon Seed House. It later became know as the A. E. McKenzie Seed Co. Ltd. and grew to become the largest seed production and distribution business in Western Canada. In February of 1944, 35 female empolyees went on strike after being unsatisfied with wage negotiations. They protested for pay raises and better working conditions. They returned to work after promises for improvements were made, however, little changed, leading to unionization in later years.
Title statements of responsibility
Title notes
Level of description
Item
Repository
Reference code
Edition area
Edition statement
Edition statement of responsibility
Class of material specific details area
Statement of scale (cartographic)
Statement of projection (cartographic)
Statement of coordinates (cartographic)
Statement of scale (architectural)
Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
-
February, 1944 (Creation)
- Place
- Manitoba--Brandon
Physical description area
Physical description
4.75" x 2.75" (b/w)
Publisher's series area
Title proper of publisher's series
Parallel titles of publisher's series
Other title information of publisher's series
Statement of responsibility relating to publisher's series
Numbering within publisher's series
Note on publisher's series
Archival description area
Name of creator
Custodial history
Accessioned by the Daly House Museum in 1986. Prior custodial history is unknown.
Scope and content
Photograph of female employees from A.E McKenzie Seed Co. on strike. The image shows a group of women picketing down Rosser Avenue in front of Clement's Drug Store, holding signs that read: "One toilet for seventy girls," "A.E. McKenzie unfair to labor," and "No rest period."
Notes area
Physical condition
Immediate source of acquisition
Arrangement
Language of material
Script of material
Location of originals
Availability of other formats
Restrictions on access
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Researchers are responsible for copyright requirements.