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2000.107.131.21.10
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Workers picketing for better jobs, Seattle, August 29, 1969
Order an ImageThis image was taken as African American contractors and workers picketed at the building site of a research facility at the Harborview Medical Center, one of three major projects shut down for two days of non-violent demonstrations. Representatives of the Central Contractors Association, the Black contractors' union, spearheaded the drive for more and better employment opportunities in the construction industry.
Caption information source: The Seattle Times, August 31, 1969, p. 36
Caption information source: The Seattle Times, August 31, 1969, p. 36
ID Number: 2000.107.131.21.10
Date: 1969
Creator(s):
Riches, Peter, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 7 x 9.5 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant.
Credit: MOHAI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, 2000.107.131.21.10, photo by Peter Riches
Copyright: All Rights Reserved
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