Item 7: Police keep textile workers and strikers separated outside Merrimack Manufacturing Company, Lowell, Mass., during strike
Scope and Contents
Gelatin silver print, ca. 1950. Image depicts police lined up outside entrance to Merrimack Manufacturing Company in Lowell, Mass., during a strike around 1950. The police appear to be keeping a path open for textile workers who were not adhering to the strike; some strikers on the left can be seen yelling; another points from the right. A man stands in the doorway of the Merrimack Woolen Mill on the left photographing the scene. See also item 6 in this folder. 35.5 x 28 cm.
Dates
- 1940-1970
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
Conditions Governing Access
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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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Ithaca NY 14853