This selection of approximately 400 images provides a sample of the collections related to the working class between the years 1840 and 1945. It documents the lives and labour of manual workers employed by industries established in cities (particularly Montreal) and in different regions of Canada.

Profile:

• Industrial plants, companies, factories, mines, machines, tools, groups of employees;
• Images of work and everyday life; depictions of union activities;
• Working-class neighbourhoods and various items common to working-class families;
• Documents describing the difficult working conditions and poor sanitation found in cities.