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John Steelman and the Railroad Strike Settlement at the White House

2014-3901
Accession Number
2014-3901
9 x 7 inches
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 348667671
Related Collection
Steelman, John R. Papers
Keywords
Arbitration, Industrial
Labor leaders
Labor unions
Presidential advisors
Railroads
Strikes and lockouts
Labor disputes
HST Keywords
Railroad Strike; Southern Railway System; Brotherhood of Locomotive Enginemen and Firemen
People Pictured
Steelman, John Roy, 1900-1999
MacKay, C. D.
Robertson, David Brown, 1876-1961
Horning, Lawrence William, 1898-1983
Loomis, Daniel P. (Daniel Pittinger), 1905-1977
Edwards, Leverett, 1902-1989
Rights

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Credit:
Abbie Rowe
National Park Service

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
John Steelman, center, negotiates a settlement in the Enginemen and Firemen's Railroad Strike of 1950. Surrounding Steelman are (from left to right) C.D. MacKay, Chairman of Southeastern Carrier Conference Committee and Assistant Vice President of Southern Railway System; unidentified man; Lawrence W. Horning; Daniel P. Loomis; Leverett Edwards, two unidentified men; R. O. Hughes; J. P. Shields; and David B. Robertson, President of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Enginemen and Firemen.
Date(s)
December 21, 1950