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Item 3: Textile workers on picket line in front of Wood Mill (American Woolen Company), Lawrence, Mass.

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1

Scope and Contents

Gelatin silver print, ca. 1950. Image depicts textile workers on a picket line in front of the Wood Mill (part of the American Woolen Company) in Lawrence, Mass., probably ca. 1950. Local 227 T.W.U.A.-C.I.O. is represented by a sign at the head of the line. Picketers are both male and female. Probably in late winter; picketers are wearing heavy overcoats. See items 4 and 5 in this folder for other views of picketers during this strike. 25.75 x 20.25 cm.

Dates

  • 1940-1970

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Conditions Governing Access

From the Collection:

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Extent

0.44 cubic feet

Format:

black and white photograph

Repository Details

Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository

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