Some of the many phases of the annual mayday hegira : bottom illustration
Illustration depicting people moving during the month of May. Includes, a man carrying a rolled carpet and a "for rent" sign in the background, a woman dropping and breaking plates as a mover hits her on the back with a wooden box, a woman holding some fabric stares at them, a man is crushed by a cast iron stove as another man pulls a rug under him, and a man carrying a basket full of items along with an umbrella and a birdcage. Acompanies an article about the traditional moving month of May in the city of Chicago.
1897-04-25
7 x 40.5 cm
Tribune Company
grayscale
- English
- still image
- text
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- The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection
- Chicago Sunday Tribune (April 25, 1897), Part 5, p. 37
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