#carnegie

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here you go anon *throws a bunch of new yorkers at you*

All of these gals are a part of the 20th Century Limited, a New York to Chicago passenger service that ran in the first half of the 1900s. They're in a love triangle and everyone else on the NYC is living for the drama. Main bulk of their story takes place in the late 40s.

Cachet

dignified, responsible, strait-laced

she'll make sure the mail gets where it needs to go no matter the cost - kind of an ends justify the means person

tends to be kind of stoic but has this vulnerable, softer side that emerges occasionally

has rizzed possibly the entire railroad, entirely by accident - she just has that much unintentional game

is forreal in love with Century Club, but doesn't know how to actually pursue a real relationship

the structure on her right arm is a mail hook, used for the bringing mail onto the train while in motion. In train form, it swings out, but here, it extends telescopically!

Century Club

sensual, big-hearted, bold

CeCe for short

possibly the loveliest person you've ever met - just really kind and open with people - always knows just what to say

has a trio of sisters that always have her back and will kill anyone that hurts her - CeCe is definitely the baby of the bunch - her sisters are Century Inn, Century Lounge, and Century Tavern

is technically a combination car but lounge car sounds better and that's what she tells people

big reader and writes poetry

started the year off in love with Carnegie, but is slowly shifting her affections towards Cachet

Carnegie

elegant, powerful, prideful

cold and beautiful like the lunar surface

Cachet's ex, currently trying to keep her and CeCe apart because she still has feelings

her and Cachet had an intense fling, Carnegie was more in love than Cachet was

is not in love with CeCe

not a bad person, just very very jealous

her and the other super hudsons all named themselves after prominent new york families after commodore vanderbilt (their older cousin and fellow hudson) was christened similarly - the others are Astor, Whitney, Roosevelt, Rockefeller, De Lancey, Morgan, Winthrop, Olyphant, and Goodyear

loves the theremin - listens to music out of the moon (album by les baxter, harry revel, and dr samuel hoffman) maybe every day

a few reasons

the Homestead strike of 1892

imagine going to work that day know the union is about to negotiate a new contract with your boss. production is up so a raise seems to make total sense. but your boss says no, he's going to pay you less (22% less) and fire half of the union workers

so, as it is done, you and your coworkers go on strike. your boss calls in strikebreakers (people to cross the picket line and do your work). in this case, the Pinkertons. your coworkers (and the town you work in) fight the Pinkertons off, but people die or are injured due to the gunfire exchanged

so then the state militia comes in (National Guard) and seizes your workplace. your boss refuses to negotiate and just keeps bringing in more men to work. some of the men brought into work are Black and a race riot breaks out one day

and it all comes to a head when some random anarchist from new york you've never fucking heard of shows up to shoot and stab your boss. your boss survives, the anarchist goes to prison, and union support has been destroyed bc of some dude you don't know who tried to stab your boss

it wasn't at all uncommon for state militias or the National Guard (which state militias were all renamed to in 1903) to be called in to handle strikes

in 1914 the Colorado National Guard fought a tent colony of striking miners and at least 26 people were killed. this was at a rockefeller owned mine and the demands including being paid for all of their labor. 11 of those killed were women and children (miners' families) burned alive in a cellar by Guardsmen. this is known as the Ludlow Massacre

in 1877 a strike of approximately 100,000 railroad workers started the Great Railroad Strike. initially, only the state militia was called in and 20 people were killed. then the president sent in about 3000 federal troops and by the end approximately 100 were dead and 1000 were in jail. why were they striking? their wages had been cut 3 times that year. the last cut was 10% and it was specifically made to increase profit dividends (aka more money for rich fucks)

in 1894, the Pullman strike received an even larger federal strike (12,000). workers lived in company towns and their wages were cut 20-30% before the strike. federal AG richard olney received $8k/yr for his salary but $10k each from multiple railroad bigwigs to break the strike. after getting illegal injunctions issued didn't work, president cleveland sent in the troops and claimed the strike violated Anti-Trust laws. the state governor demanded they leave and the president refused. at least 30 were killed, 70 were wounded and 80 million in property damage was done

the state and US governments have gone to great lengths to protect corporate interests and intimidate workers, including murdering them and their families for demanding things like safe working hours and pay for all labor

people died to protect their union rights and in return they try and convince you a union due is the real problem

can you hear the bullshit over that knife sticking out of your back?

US Vogue July 1954

Nina de Voogt on the left in a red wool and silk jersey dress. By Talmack. On the right, Patsy Shally wears a red wool with rayon Avisco dress. By Mollie Parnis. Carnegie Jewelry: Lord & Taylor.

Nina de Voogt à gauche dans une robe en jersey de laine et de soie rouge. Par Talmack. À droite, Patsy Shally porte une robe rouge en laine avec rayonne Avisco. Par Mollie Parnis. Bijoux Carnegie : Lord & Taylor.

Dress by Hattie Carnegie, 1939 Photographer: Horst P. Horst (American, born Germany; 1906–1999) Archival pigment print, printed later; number one from an edition of five Christie’s, New York