Item no. 28146
| 1912 |
| Occupation: Hotel and restaurant |
| Collection: Union |
This 1912 cartoon mocks the servility which was expected of waiters in those days and also pokes fun at the wealthy customer, with his "window-pane plaid" suit, his spats and his pointed ears.
Image courtesy of HERE, the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees union.
See the LaborArts exhibit Labor Pains: The Birth of a Contract for related images.
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