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Strike at Pressed Steel Car Company - 1909

Pressed Steel Car Works, McKees Rocks, PA

A meeting at Indian mound. The strikers held their meetings in the open on this historic spot. (caption on back of card)

Stockade around company's plant. Showing men on way to work before the strike. (caption on back of card)

Evicting Strikers from company houses.  The man placing baby buggy on top of load is Harry Exley, Deputy Sheriff.  He was killed in street car, by strikers, while on his way to the plant next evening.  (caption on back of card)

Funeral procession passing George and Helen streets.  Several thousand men took part and marched ahead of the hearses containing bodies of strikers killed in battle of Aug. 22, 1909.    (caption on back of card)

Strikers Meeting at McKees Rocks, PA.  Aug. 5, 1909