Description: Genuine original vintage antique postmarked & copyright 1907 San Francisco related to Bloody Tuesday violent streetcar strike postcard with Farley's Scab conductors at bottom image. A VERY RARE CARD! From Wikipedia: The San Francisco streetcar strike of 1907 was among the most violent of the streetcar strikes in the United States between 1895 and 1929. Before the end of the strike, thirty-one people had been killed and about 1100 injured. Like the St. Louis Streetcar Strike of 1900, the events were associated with progressive civic reform. As the strike loomed, one of the prominent officials of San Francisco's United Railroads, Patrick Calhoun, contracted with the nationally known "King of the Strikebreakers" James A. Farley, for four hundred replacement workers waiting on board ship. The streetcar Carmen's Union struck on May 5, 1907, for an 8-hour day and $3 per day. Farley's armed workers took control of the entire system. The violence started two days later, Bloody Tuesday, when a shootout on Turk Street left 2 dead and about 20 injured. On May 25, both the pro-labor Mayor Eugene Schmitz and Calhoun were indicted on corruption charges, and on June 13 Schmitz was found guilty of extortion, to be replaced by Edward Robeson Taylor. This development seriously undermined labor's political position, and the Daily News was the only one of the city's newspapers to support the strikers. The action effectively collapsed in November, and officially abandoned in mid-February with the dissolution of Carmen's Union Local 205. Of the 31 deaths from shootings and streetcar accidents, 25 were passengers; 900 of the estimated 1100 injuries were passengers In 1916 San Francisco labor leader Thomas Mooney would attempt to re-organize the Carmen's Union in San Francisco, a prelude to his notorious trial later that year. Card measures approx 3.5 by 5.5 inches. Severe damage on right side of card. Some water stains on address side. Please INSPECT ALL images for FULL details.Satisfaction guaranteed! California residents sales tax is required, other states Ebay may add sales tax as well. Due to ₵ovid-19 pandemic, I have increased my handling time from 1 day to 10 days. The item will usually ship on the same day that it is paid for. I did this so your estimated delivery shown will allocate for the pandemic delay, if any. I have purchased items recently on Ebay that have taken over a month to arrive. PLEASE if you have not received your item within the time frame shown, send me a message thru Ebay, and I will take care of it for you. You will not need to open an Item Not Received Case with Ebay! BTW, in 2020, I sent a flat rate USPS Priority Mail package to Spain on March 13, they received the item on June 12th, 2020!
Price: 62.95 USD
Location: Los Angeles, California
End Time: 2025-01-11T02:47:41.000Z
Shipping Cost: 3.95 USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Size: Standard (5.5 x 3.5 in)
Signed: No
Year Manufactured: 1907
Material: Paper
City: San Francisco
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Subject: labor strike cable car
Type: Artist Card
Era: Undivided Back (1901-1907)
Country: United States
Theme: Cities & Towns, Community Life, Events, Historical Figures, Occupational, People, Politics, Social History, Transportation
Region: California
Time Period Manufactured: 1900-1919
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Postage Condition: Posted
