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1. Mounted sepia-toned photograph depicting a group of men, several brandishing crowbars, rushing across a street, presumably during the Great Trolley Riot of 1891

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Mounted sepia-toned photograph depicting a group of men, several brandishing crowbars, rushing across a street, presumably during the Great Trolley Riot of 1891. A man in the foreground steps onto the streetcar tracks while holding a crowbar in both hands. "Strike breakers rush the crowd," is handwritten on the verso.
Date Issued:
1891-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Transportation

2. Sepia-toned photo of two men in conductor's uniforms, likely Detroit United Railway workers, collecting funds to support the Boston street car strike along the sidewalk on the west side of Woodward Avenue between Atwater Street and the riverfront

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Sepia-toned photo of two men in conductor's uniforms, likely Detroit United Railway workers, collecting funds to support the Boston street car strike along the sidewalk on the west side of Woodward Avenue between Atwater Street and the riverfront. The men hold tambourines and stand beside a small cart bearing a sign that reads, "Help the Striking Street Car Men of Boston, Mass." Several other people stand nearby including a boy who appears to be selling newspapers. H.D. Edwards and Company stands in the background.
Date Issued:
1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Detroit Views

3. Sepia-toned photo of two men in conductor's uniforms, likely Detroit United Railway workers, collecting funds to support the Boston street car strike along the sidewalk on the west side of Woodward Avenue between Atwater Street and the riverfront

Description:
Sepia-toned photo of two men in conductor's uniforms, likely Detroit United Railway workers, collecting funds to support the Boston street car strike along the sidewalk on the west side of Woodward Avenue between Atwater Street and the riverfront. The men hold tambourines and stand beside a small cart bearing a sign that reads, "Help the Striking Street Car Men of Boston, Mass." Several other people stand nearby including a boy who appears to be selling newspapers. H.D. Edwards and Company stands in the background.
Date Issued:
1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society

4. Mounted sepia-toned photograph depicting a group of men, several brandishing crowbars, rushing across a street, presumably during the Great Trolley Riot of 1891

Description:
Mounted sepia-toned photograph depicting a group of men, several brandishing crowbars, rushing across a street, presumably during the Great Trolley Riot of 1891. A man in the foreground steps onto the streetcar tracks while holding a crowbar in both hands. "Strike breakers rush the crowd," is handwritten on the verso.
Date Issued:
1891-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society