1922: Crowd of Men Walking Through a Railroad Yard During a Railroad Strike

Crowd of Men Walking Through a Railroad Yard During a Railroad Strike

Image of a large crowd of men walking in a line through a railroad yard and up stairs to an overpass at Chicago Avenue and Halsted Street in Chicago, Illinois. Associated with a railroad strike protesting reduced wages by the U. S. labor board.

Courtesy of Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago Historical Society, DN-0074532.

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