[African American man lifting a metal container while a policeman stands by during the 1904 Stockyards Strike]

Open URL [African American man lifting a metal container while a policeman stands by during the 1904 Stockyards Strike]
  • Collection ID DN-0001021
  • Creator Names Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.
  • Title [African American man lifting a metal container while a policeman stands by during the 1904 Stockyards Strike] [graphic].
  • Dates [ca. 1904 July 7-Sept. 9]
  • Physical description 1 negative : b&w, glass ; 5 x 7 in.
  • Access and usage restrictions Restriction: Original negatives are fragile and not available to researchers. Please consult the on-line image instead.
  • Collection summary Image of an African American man standing on a platform lifting a large metal container during the 1904 Stockyards Strike in Chicago, Illinois. Many containers are lined up on the platform near him, and others are lined up inside the open door behind the platform. Another African American man is working inside, through the open door. A policeman is standing on the platform. The African American men are probably strikebreakers. The stockyards owned by the Union Stock Yard & Transit Company were located in the New City community area of Chicago, Illinois.
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  • Names
    • Union Stock Yard & Transit Company of Chicago Employees.
    • Union Stock Yard & Transit Company of Chicago Buildings.
  • Subjects
    • Union Stock Yards strike, Chicago, Ill., 1904
    • Meat industry strikes Illinois Chicago 1900-1909. lctgm
    • African Americans Illinois Chicago 1900-1909.
    • Strikebreakers Illinois Chicago 1900-1909.
    • Containers 1900-1909. lctgm
    • Police Illinois Chicago 1900-1909. lctgm
    • Railroad stations Illinois Chicago 1900-1909. lctgm
    • Stockyards Illinois Chicago 1900-1909. lctgm
  • Geographic coverage
    • New City (Chicago, Ill.) 1900-1909.
    • Chicago (Ill.) 1900-1909.
  • Genre
    • Dry plate negatives. gmgpc
    • Gelatin dry plate negatives. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.
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