Battle Creek's first full dress Labor Day parade, 1888

dc.date.accessioned	2022-02-01T19:44:29Z
dc.date.available	2022-02-01T19:44:29Z
dc.date.issued	1888-09-03
dc.identifier.uri	http://dspace.willardlibrary.org/xmlui/handle/123456789/1000000612
dc.description	Battle Creek's first full-dress Labor Day parade was held Sept. 3, 1888, at Monument Square, about six years before Congress established the holiday. Historically speaking, it was George R. Lloyd of the national Knights of Labor, who introduced the resolution 1884 calling for the parade, a tradition that quickly spread nationwide. The Enquirer and News columnist Ross H. Coller wrote a brief history of the observance in Battle Creek for the Sept. 6, 1959, paper in which this photo was published.	en_US
dc.format.medium	4x5 BW negative
dc.subject	downtown Main Street	en_US
dc.title	Battle Creek's first full dress Labor Day parade, 1888	en_US
dc.type	Image	en_US
dc.description.envelope	BATTLE CREEK-- Old-time street scenes, Main street and Monument Square
dc.description.photographer	Enquirer and News
dc.description.taxonomy	Geographic\|Battle Creek Area History\|Monuments, statues, public art	en_US