Photograph of Strike Pickets in New York, New York
1937
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This image shows a man and a woman picketing for the Congress of Industrial Organizations in New York, New York.
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The man and woman in this Depression-era photograph are walking a strike picket line in New York City in 1937. The woman’s placard bears the initials of the Committee for Industrial Organization (CIO), which was formally established as the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1938.
This primary source comes from the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library Photographs.
National Archives Identifier: 598932
Full Citation: Photograph of Strike Pickets in New York, New York; 1937; Franklin D. Roosevelt Library Photographs. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/photograph-of-strike-pickets-in-new-york-new-york, May 5, 2024]Rights: Copyright Not Evaluated Learn more on our privacy and legal page.