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Photo of Sen. Robert Taft of Ohio greeting UMW President John L. Lewis

99-706
Accession Number
99-706
4 1/2 x 6 1/2 Inches
Black & White
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NAID 350298777
Keywords
Labor leaders
Labor unions
Legislators
HST Keywords
United Mine Workers
People Pictured
Lewis, John Llewellyn, 1880-1969
Taft, Robert A. (Robert Alphonso), 1889-1953
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Harris & Ewing

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
Senator Robert Taft of Ohio welcomes United Mine Workers President John L. Lewis to the Senate Labor Committee where Lewis testified that the effect of "recent intrusions" by the government, in its judicial, legislative and executive branches has been to "arrest collective bargaining the coal industry." From: Beth Gore.
Date(s)
March 7, 1947