Strikes; F. W. Woolworth; Detroit. Sit-Down Strikers in Woolworth Store. Strikers Read Newspapers at Lunch Counter.

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Description:

Five women sit on a lunch counter and read newspapers inside the Woodward Avenue Woolworth store in downtown Detroit, Michigan during a sit-down strike.

Notes:

Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library

Date Issued:

1937-02-27T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library

Collection:

Virtual Motor City

Place:

Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, and Detroit

Subject Topic:

Clerks (Retail trade), Women employees, Sit-down strikes, and Newspaper reading

Subject Name:

F.W. Woolworth Company

Format:

photographs

Rights:

Copyright Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University

URL:

http://digital.library.wayne.edu/item/wayne:vmc3366_3