Archive ID: 1981-077-079r

Police hit Republic Steel strikers with batons

Date Created: 1937-05-30

Donor: Edward Sadlowski

Media Type: Photograph

Language: English

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Police hit strikers with batons, from Local 1033 display, panel 16. “CAPTAIN MOONEY LOOKING ON APPROVINGLY AS THE POLICE CLUB THE STRIKERS.”

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