Tag: labor

• Hannibal Shoe Factory Workers, 1890-1970

  

  Nurtured by the company, the practice of running union organizers out of town became a blood sport in Hannibal in the 1930s. Local elected officials endorsed and even led the mob violence.

  Gregg Andrews

  November 9, 2025

  Uncategorized

  American history, International Shoe Company, labor, politics, Shoe manufacturing, technology

• What’s in a “River Queen” Sign?

  

  “Well, we can always bill her as the movie star of the river.”

  Gregg Andrews

  February 10, 2024

  Uncategorized

  culture, history, Hollywood, labor, photography, river entertainment, Steamboats, travel