Labor Day

Posted on September 6, 2015 by EngAGE

Anthracite coal float, United Mine Workers of America, Dubois, Pennsylvania, Labor Day, 1908

Anthracite coal float, United Mine Workers of America, Dubois, Pennsylvania, Labor Day, 1908 [National Museum of American History]

“Labor Day, in its origins a 19th century celebration of the dignity of work, swiftly evolved into today’s pleasant pause at the end of summer before the coming of new, chillier seasons and life indoors.”

Read a brief history of the holiday by historian Paul Buhle.

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