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Photo of Alvanley Johnston and A. F. Whitney addressing reporters outside the White House

99-612
Accession Number
99-612
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 350298681
Keywords
Labor leaders
HST Keywords
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers; Brotherhood Of Trainman; Railroad Strike - Ref. To
People Pictured
Whitney, Alexander F. (Alexander Fell), 1873-1949
Johnston, Alvanley, 1875-1951
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Harris & Ewing

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
Alvanley Johnston, left, head of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, and A. F. Whitney, head of the Brotherhood of Trainmen, talk to reporters following their visit to the White House when President Truman ordered government seizure of the nations railroads.
Date(s)
May 17, 1946