Battle of Homestead Foundation - Charles McCollester Collection

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  • Date = 1965-03

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The Charles McCollester Collection contains both physical items and textual items spanning from 1877 to 2018 with an emphasis on the 1980's into the 2000's. The collection's subjects vary from Pittsburgh steel and union history, the founding of the Battle of Homestead Foundation, Monsignor Rice, and Pennsylvania historical markers. Though the collection focuses primarily on the state of Pennsylvania, much of the collection has national significance as well.
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Monsignor Charles Owen Rice at Solomon's Mines Photograph
Catholic Priest
The photograph is double sided. The photograph depicts Monsignor Charles Owen Rice holding a rock in the Timna Mines. The Timna Mines, nicknamed King Solomon’s Mines, are located in the Arava Valley within the Negev Desert in Israel. These mines were used throughout antiquity as an abundant source of copper. The backside has the number 23 written in pencil. The bottom of the photograph has Solomon's Mines Negev 1965 March written in purple.
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Monsignor Charles Owen Rice Standing with Philip Murray Plaque Photograph
Labor History, Catholic Priest, Pittsburgh History
The photograph is double sided. The front side of the photograph depicts Monsignor Charles Owen Rice standing next to a plaque commemorating Philip Murray on a brick wall. The back side has the number 17 written in pencil. The bottom of the photograph says Eilat March '65 in blue ink.
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