A Striker's Dance poster tacked to a telephone pole advertising a dance at Finnish Hall on July 14, 1917. Milltown. "Only Real Humans Invited. So Scabs and Gunmen Stay Away." Given by the Women Pickets. The location appears to be in Bonner. There is a picket fence and several houses in the background. There is an old car on the left and a man in front of the first house on the right.
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Notice of a Striker's Dance on July 14, 1917 posted on a telephone pole.
Category: Mills
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| Title | Notice of a Striker's Dance on July 14, 1917 posted on a telephone pole. |
| Description | A Striker's Dance poster tacked to a telephone pole advertising a dance at Finnish Hall on July 14, 1917. Milltown. "Only Real Humans Invited. So Scabs and Gunmen Stay Away." Given by the Women Pickets. The location appears to be in Bonner. There is a picket fence and several houses in the background. There is an old car on the left and a man in front of the first house on the right. |
| Date | 1917 |
| Category | Mills |
| Sub-Categories | Anaconda Company |
| Tags | Labor Strike |
| Catalogue Number | 201001460001c |
| Contributor | Olean Family. Ed Olean, Shirley Olean Olson |