Poster is printed on white paper. Poster depicts a mob scene in a town with brick buildings. There are men in formal dress, men in uniform and men in workers clothing. At the left a man is holding a sign that reads "Cordwainers / are guilty!!". At the bottom right of the poster is text that reads: "One Of The Forst Strikes". Below this title are two columns of text that reads: "The Cordwainer are guilty. . . .yes, said the court. The / boot and shoemakers of Philadelphia were found guilty of / conspiring (or organizing) to raise their wages. Between / 1806-1842 six such convictions were made by courts in the / major cities of the United States, all based on criminal / "conspiracy" under the English common law. Not until 1842 did a courageous judge reverse these precedents.".