1919 General Steel Strike
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The Great Steel Strike of 1919 was an attempt by the American Federation of Labor to organize United States Steel, the leading company in the American steel industry. The AFL formed a coalition of 24
An unprovoked attack by mounted state police during the strike in Pennsylvania in September 1919
View of a steelworker at his work of puddling, where he is "working up" his "ball of iron" (1919)
Union voting ballot for whether to go on strike
Labor leader rallying striking Steelworkers in Gary, Indiana (1919)
Homestead, Pennsylvania
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Homestead is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, along the Monongahela River 7 miles southeast of downtown Pittsburgh. The borough is known for the Homestead strike of 1892, an
The Bost Building, built in 1892, was AA union headquarters during the Homestead Strike that year, and today is a National Historic Landmark and museum of the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area
State militia passing the railroad station to disperse groups of strikers.
"Steel for Victory. Many scenes filmed at Homestead."
Homestead Pennsylvania Railroad Station, built circa 1890, on Amity Street in Homestead