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  3. 1909 McKee's Rocks Strike Historical Marker Nomination Form

1909 McKee's Rocks Strike Historical Marker Nomination Form

MLA citation style
1909 Mckee's Rocks Strike Historical Marker Nomination Form. no date. 2000.
APA citation style
(2000). 1909 McKee's Rocks Strike Historical Marker Nomination Form. Retrieved from https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/islandora/object/papd%3A277390
Chicago citation style
“1909 Mckee's Rocks Strike Historical Marker Nomination Form”, Battle of Homestead Foundation - Charles McCollester Collection, 2000. https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/islandora/object/papd%3A277390.
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Title

1909 McKee's Rocks Strike Historical Marker Nomination Form

Subject

Labor History

Description

The following form is a nomination for a historical marker to commemorate the 1909 McKee's Rocks Strike. The strike, undergone by immigrant worker, was against the Pressed Steel Car Company. Animosity between strikers, replacement laborers, and the state police caused a Riot in August of 1909 resulting in 11 deaths. The form outlines the history of the event, the biographical data, the location, and the marker itself.

Date

2000

Location Covered

Pittsburgh, PA

Time Period Covered

1909-2000

Type

Text

Original Format

Reports

Digital Format

application/pdf

Identifier

BHF_CM_2_3_1

Language

English

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/

Contributing Institution

Battle of Homestead Foundation

Sponsorship

This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education.