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Vintage engraving features The Tompkins Square Riot of 1874. Thousands of unemployed workers gathered at the park to protest the poor economic conditions brought on by the Panic of 1873. Police on horseback fought back the crowds by beating them with clubs.
Illustration of a May Day in Central Park, New York 1897
Vintage engraving features a scene where a police patrol-wagon is attacked by a mob of 12,000 rioters in Chicago, Illinois in May 1886. This riot, known as the Haymarket Square Riot, began as a peaceful rally in support of workers striking for an eight-hour work day, until a bomb exploded, causing the riot. The bomb was allegedly built and exploded by anarchists. The Haymarket Affair is generally considered significant as the origin of International Workers' Day held on May 1st (May Day.)
May Day Bouquet hanging on a door knob. Vector and high res jpeg included.
Vintage engraving of Raising the Maypole (after Frederick Goodall), Village scene with a crowd surrounding the muscular men hauling the pole into position
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May 1. Round calendar Icon with long shadow in a Flat Design style. Daily calendar isolated on a blue circle. Vector Illustration (EPS10, well layered and grouped). Easy to edit, manipulate, resize or colorize.
Unique Characters Vector art illustration. Smiling manual worker holding blank sign.
Georgian era people making their way towards the village green for May Day celebrations around the May Pole. From “R. Caldecott’s Second Collection of Pictures and Songs” containing “The Milkmaid”, “Hey Diddle Diddle”, Baby Bunting”, The Fox Jumps Over the Parson’s Gate”, “A Frog He Would a-Wooing Go”, “Come Lasses and Lads”, “Ride a Cock Horse…”, “A Farmer Went Trotting…”, “Mrs Mary Blaize” and “The Great Panjandrum Himself”. Drawn by Randolph Caldecott; engraved and printed by E. Evans. Published by George Routledge & Sons, London & New York, c1885.
May 1. Calendar Icon with long shadow in a Flat Design style. Daily calendar isolated on blue background. Vector Illustration (EPS10, well layered and grouped). Easy to edit, manipulate, resize or colorize.
Icon of "May 1" for your own design. Four icons with editable stroke included in the bundle: - One black icon on a white background. - One blank icon on a black background. - One white icon with shadow on a blank background (for easy change background or texture). - One line icon with only a thin black outline (in a line art style). The layers are named to facilitate your customization. Vector Illustration (EPS10, well layered and grouped). Easy to edit, manipulate, resize or colorize. And Jpeg file of different sizes.
Vintage engraving of Victorian children in a May Day procession, 19th Century, The Leisure Hour, 1872
Happy men and women dancing around the base of a May Pole on May Day while a fiddler plays jolly music. From “R. Caldecott’s Second Collection of Pictures and Songs” containing “The Milkmaid”, “Hey Diddle Diddle”, Baby Bunting”, The Fox Jumps Over the Parson’s Gate”, “A Frog He Would a-Wooing Go”, “Come Lasses and Lads”, “Ride a Cock Horse…”, “A Farmer Went Trotting…”, “Mrs Mary Blaize” and “The Great Panjandrum Himself”. Drawn by Randolph Caldecott; engraved and printed by E. Evans. Published by George Routledge & Sons, London & New York, c1885.
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