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Photojournalism

Gallery - Strike!

There is a fine line between photojournalism and photographic documentation. Each photograph in this grouping is of the same subject matter -- workers on strike -- yet what distinguishes the journalistic image from the documentary one is its intended usage. For instance, while all of these images are documentary in nature, only those intended to illustrate significant current events to a wide audience are technically journalistic.

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Photograph of men, woman and boys, some with picket signs, in front of a building, Stratford, Ontario, 1934

Furniture workers who successfully conducted a four-week strike against their employer
Stratford, Ontario, 1934
Photographer: unknown
PA-125093
Source

Photograph of a group of men picketing along a boardwalk near a pier and buildings, Steveston, British Columbia, 1900

Salmon strike
Steveston, British Columbia, July 1900
Photographer: H.J. Woodside
PA-017207
Source

Photograph of a large crowd outside the Union Bank of Canada building during the Winnepeg General Strike, Winnepeg, 1919

Crowd gathered outside the Union Bank of Canada building on Main Street during the Winnipeg General Strike
Winnipeg, Manitoba, June 21, 1919
Photographer: Montréal Star
PA-163001
Source

Photograph of a group of men, some carrying signs, from the Single Men's Unemployed Association marching to Bathurst Street United Church, Toronto, circa 1930

The Single Men's Unemployed Association marching to Bathurst Street United Church
Toronto, Ontario, ca. 1930
Photographer: Toronto Star
C-029397
Source

Photograph of two men, one in uniform, the other holding a picket sign, seated on a low window ledge outside a factory, possibly in Toronto, date unknown

Local 439 of the United Auto Workers on strike
[Toronto], Ontario, unknown date
Photographer: Canadian Tribune
PA-093812
Source

Photograph showing several steel workers leaving the plant after their last shift before going on strike, Sydney, Nova Scotia, 1946

Steel workers walk out on strike after the last shift
Sydney, Nova Scotia, September 1946
Photographer: John Abbass
C-098445
Source