1911: Illinois Central Railroad Strikers on a Railroad Platform in Burnside

Illinois Central Railroad Strikers on a Railroad Platform in Burnside

Image of Illinois Central Railroad strikers on a railroad platform in the Burnside community area of Chicago.

Courtesy of Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago Historical Society, DN-0057761.

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