Civil Rights in a Northern City: Philadelphia

Philadelphia Transit Strike of 1944

Item Set

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  Troops arrive in Philadelphia

  1944-08-05
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  Troops arrive in Philadelphia

  1944-08-05
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  Soldiers on trolley

  1944-08-05
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  Subway rider peruses Philip Hayes' order

  1944-08-05
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  Women seek transportation

  1944-08-05
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  Truck marked with plant name

  1944-08-04
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  Eastbound train on elevated line

  1944-08-04
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  Trolley on Market Street

  1944-08-04
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  President's order allows take over

  1944-08-04
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  Members of Transit Workers Union read Roosevelt's directive

  1944-08-03
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  War workers transported via trucks

  1944-08-03
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  Truck to Crescentville

  1944-08-03
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  Mass of P.T.C. strikers

  1944-08-03
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  McMenamin shares a secret

  1944-08-03
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  Army officers question leader of P.T.C. strike

  08-03-1944
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  Roosevelt's directive

  1944-08-03
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  Eastbound P.T.C. train leaves station

  08-03-1944
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  Attempted strike break

  08-03-1944
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  Patrons headed westbound

  08-03-1944
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  Motorman makes trip

  08-03-1944
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  Army cooks prepare a meal

  1944-08-09
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  Quill charges P.T.C. with collusion

  1944-08-05
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  P.T.C. strikers donate blood

  08-03-1944
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  Trucks marked with plant names

  08-03-1944
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  New police helmets

  08-03-1944