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Lecture 4: Strikes and Struggles

 

The slogan of the Civilian Conservation Corps is 'We can take it!'

The slogan of the Civilian Conservation Corps is 'We can take it!' By Wilfred J. Mead, Civilian Conservation Corps, undated. National Archives, Records of the Civilian Conservation Corps.

 

Members of the picket line at the King Farm strike. Morrisville, Pennsylvania.

Members of the picket line at the King Farm strike. Morrisville, Pennsylvania. Vachon, John, 1914-1975, photographer. Created/published: 1938 Aug. Library of Congress reproduction number: LC-USF34-008550-D DLC (b&w film neg.) Digital ID: (intermediary roll film) fsa 8b29420

 

Fort Madison, Iowa. Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad men playing cards in the reading room.

Fort Madison, Iowa. Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad men playing cards in the reading room. The company maintains "reading rooms" at twenty division points which are houses containing recreation rooms, libraries, and most of them also have sleeping quarters. Delano, Jack, photographer.

 

Strikers guarding window entrance to Fisher body plant number three. Flint, Michigan.

Strikers guarding window entrance to Fisher body plant number three. Flint, Michigan. Dick, Sheldon, photographer. Created/published: 1937 Jan.-Feb. Library of Congress reproduction number : LC-USF34-040028-D DLC (b&w film nitrate neg.) LC-USZ62-131616 DLC (b&w film copy neg. from print) Digital ID: (intermediary roll film) fsa 8c28670.