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John L. Lewis as he read to reporters his letter to members of the United Mine Workers ordering them to return to work

99-703
Accession Number
99-703
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 350298771
Keywords
Labor leaders
Labor unions
Press
HST Keywords
United Mine Workers
People Pictured
Lewis, John Llewellyn, 1880-1969
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Description
John L. Lewis as he read to reporters his letter to members of the United Mine Workers ordering them to return to work. Mr. Lewis told the newsmen he took this action on his own authority to give the United States Supreme Court time to deliberate on appeals from contempt convictions "free from public pressure superinduced by the hysteria and frenzy of an economic crisis." From: Beth Gore
Date(s)
December 7, 1946