Wages up 10 fold in Tribune century

Graph highlighting the wage increase for Chicago carpenters through the 100 years of the Chicago Tribune's history. Features an illustration of a man smoking a pipe and carrying a hammer on his hand, money falling out of his back pocket as he walks.

Publication date: 1947-06-10

Copyright date: 1947

Size: 6 x 9.5 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Subject(s):

• Carpenters--Illinois--Chicago--1840-1950
• Wages--Illinois--Chicago--1840-1950

Genre(s):

• Graphs

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Daily Tribune (June 10, 1947), Section One, p. 21

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Creator(s):

• Cahn, R. D.