Today in labor history: The Pemberton Mill disaster
In the worst industrial disaster in Mass. state history, the Pemberton Mill in Lawrence collapsed on January 10, 1860, trapping 900 workers, most of them recent immigrants, many women and children.
Dark day for journalism: Sun Times “deletes” photo department
Twenty-eight photojournalists were out the door in a blink; it was as if they pushed a button and deleted a whole culture.
Today in Labor History: Greed and the Pemberton Mill disaster
In the worst industrial disaster in Mass. state history, the Pemberton Mill in Lawrence collapsed on January 10, 1860, trapping 900 workers, most of them recent immigrants, many women and children
