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Children on the Picket Line
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Striking members of Packinghouse Workers Local 392 in Baltimore getting ready for Children's Day on the picket line. Frank McCarty, of the UPWA, is about to attach a sign that expressed the union's wage demands: "My Daddy needs 24 cents to Buy me more Milk." The union was on strike against the American Sugar Refining Company.
May 1, 1948
Dorsey Newspix
Publication Information
| Creator | Dorsey Newspix |
|---|---|
| Date Created | May 1, 1948 |
| Language | English |
Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 24 x 20 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 |
| Media Number | Box 19 |
| 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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