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1941 Press Photo John L Lewis United Mine Workers President in Washington DC

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Description
John L. Lewis announces to reporters that "conversations are terminated and no conclusions have been reached" with the steel-company owners of "captive" coal mines, indicating that these mines will go on strike despite President Roosevelt's expressed wish that they stay open.

Photo is dated 1941.

Photo measures 9 x 7.25 inches.

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