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Packinghouse Workers Strike
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As an empty truck is entering the Cudahy Packing Company plant in Kansas City, Kansas, striking United Packinghouse employees threaten the drivers by appearing to throw rocks. Several strikers had previously been arrested for throwing stones.
April 1948
Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.)
Publication Information
| Creator | Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.) |
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| Date Created | April 1948 |
| Language | English |
Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 23 x 18 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America records, 1903-1980 |
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| Call Number | M79-517 |
| Catalog Record | https://search.library.wisc.edu/catalog/9911124690702121 |
| Finding Aid | https://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi/f/findaid/findaid-idx?c=wiarchives;view=reslist;subview=standard;didno=uw-whs-micr0935 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED |
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