3.2002.2099: Industrial Problems, Coöperation: Europe. Germany: Coöperative Societies, Germany

Identification and Creation

Object Number

3.2002.2099

People

Unidentified Artist

Title

Industrial Problems, Coöperation: Europe. Germany: Coöperative Societies, Germany

Other Titles

Series/Book Title: Social Museum Collection

Classification

Photographs

Work Type

display board

Date

c. 1903

Places

Creation Place: Europe, Germany

Culture

European?

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/153321

Physical Descriptions

Technique

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

mount: 35.5 x 56 cm (14 x 22 1/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Social Museum Collection

Accession Year

2011

Object Number

3.2002.2099

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Contact

am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Subjects and Contexts

• The Social Museum Collection

Related Works

• 3.2002.2099.1

  Unidentified Artist

  Industrial Problems, Coöperation: Germany. Leipzig: Coöperative Societies, Germany: Konsumverein, Leipzig.: Founded in 1884. In 1906 it had 37000 members. It is one of the largest German societies with 51 distributive branches, dealing in groceries, drapery, household articles, boots and shoes. Its productive department has mills, a bakery, dairy, laundry, and mineral water factory, employing a total of 779 persons. The Society pays a dividend of 10% and yearly sets aside a large sum for charitable, educational and other purposes. Every week it distributes 15000 copies of the Cooperative Journal gratis.

  Photographs
• 3.2002.2099.2

  Unidentified Artist

  Industrial Problems, Coöperation: Germany. Dresden: Coöperative Societies, Germany: Konsumverein "Vorwarts", Dresden.: Founded in 1888. In 1906 it had 23000 members. Its stock consists of groceries, drapery, household articles, boots and shoes, toys, clothing, dairy goods, and bread. More than 1/6 of the goods sold are obtained at wholesale. Six co-operative dairies supply the butter. 12 bakers' ovens annually produce 10,000,000 lbs. of bread. Its bakers work day and night in 8 hour shifts. Dresden authorities have been hostile to the Society and added a new tax on turnover and branches, obliging it to increase prices of goods, with the express object of protecting the smaller dealer. 2/3 of its employees are women.

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