- Title
- Industrial Problems, Coöperation: France. Lille. "L'Union": Coöperative Societies, France: L'Union, Lille.: Founded 1892 by socialist workingmen. It began with a bakery supplying 36 members, has now in 1907, 6500 members consuming annually 3 million loaves of bread. 2% of the gross turnovers is deducted for social work. This includes in equal proportions grants to sick, injured, or needy members; grants to propagandist or educational work; and for the diffusion of socialist doctrines. Help to members is given in bread and groceries only; extending, if necessary, over a period of 12 weeks. This fund is also available during strikes, when members receive help in proportion to their purchases. ; Social Museum Collection
- Unidentified Artist, creator
- c. 1907
- Lille, France
- image: 13.2 x 10 cm (5 3/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
- No linguistic content
- photograph
- Images
- Photographs
- French?
- Gelatin silver print
- Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Social Museum Collection
- Harvard Art Museums
- © President and Fellows of Harvard College
- HUAM11252soc_URN-3:HUAM:OCP14768_DYNMC
- Title
- Industrial Problems, Coöperation: France. Lille. "L'Union": Coöperative Societies, France: L'Union, Lille.: Founded 1892 by socialist workingmen. It began with a bakery supplying 36 members, has now in 1907, 6500 members consuming annually 3 million loaves of bread. 2% of the gross turnovers is deducted for social work. This includes in equal proportions grants to sick, injured, or needy members; grants to propagandist or educational work; and for the diffusion of socialist doctrines. Help to members is given in bread and groceries only; extending, if necessary, over a period of 12 weeks. This fund is also available during strikes, when members receive help in proportion to their purchases. ; Social Museum Collection
- Creator / Contributor
- Unidentified Artist, creator
- Date
- c. 1907
- Place of Origin
- Lille, France
- Extent
- image: 13.2 x 10 cm (5 3/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Genre
- photograph
- Digital Format
- Images
- Subjects
- Photographs
- Culture
- French?
- Materials / Techniques
- Gelatin silver print
- Notes
- Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Social Museum Collection
- Repository
- Harvard Art Museums
- Rights
- © President and Fellows of Harvard College
- Record ID
- HUAM11252soc_URN-3:HUAM:OCP14768_DYNMC
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