A photograph of a float in a May Day parade through Hyde Park, taken by Sayers for the Daily Herald newspaper on 1 May, 1938.
A photograph of a float in a May Day parade through Hyde Park, taken in May 1938 by Sayers for the Daily Herald.
he banner on this float reads, 'The Burden of Armaments Crushes Social Progress'. The 1930s saw conflict that the League of Nations - forerunner of the United Nations - was unable to contain. Pacifism had strong support within the western democracies, with many remembering the horrors of World War One. In Paris, 1889, the International Working Men's Association declared May Day a holiday for the workers of the world. Socialists, trades unions and labour movements have continued to celebrate May Day ever since.
Details
- Category:
- Photographs
- Collection:
- Daily Herald Archive
- Object Number:
- 1983-5236/G00440
- Materials:
- paper
- type:
- gelatin silver print and photograph
- copyright:
- National Science and Media Museum
