The photo collection provides a visual history of the rise of trade unionism in Hamilton and the changing conditions of work in the city. It includes photos and records from the early decades of the century through to the 1950s, but is particularly strong for the years around World War II. Together these photos and documents provide a rare insight into what it was like to be a worker in a major Canadian city.

The photo collection provides a visual history of the rise of trade unionism in Hamilton and the changing conditions of work in the city. It includes photos and records from the early decades of the century through to the 1950s, but is particularly strong for the years around World War II. Together these photos and documents provide a rare insight into what it was like to be a worker in a major Canadian city.