02:01:10 0 |
JOHN L. LEWIS MAKES STATEMENT AT GOVERNMENT
HEARING. |
02:02:20 70 |
LEWIS POSES OUTSIDE COURT BUILDING
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02:02:23 73 |
WALKING WITH GROUP OF MEN IN SUITS
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02:02:54 104 |
1920s COAL MINER MONTAGE: WORKERS GOING INTO MINES;
COMING UP OUT OF ELEVATORS; TRAVEL UP HILL ON RAIL CAR. |
02:03:14 124 |
MIDWEST AMERICAN COAL TOWN, HOUSES
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02:03:24 134 |
SMOKE BILLOWS OUT OF COAL PROCESSING PLANT AS
BURNING SLAG FILLS THE AIR. |
02:03:31 141 |
CROWD OF MINERS WITH LUNCH BUCKETS WAIT TO GO DOWN
INTO MINE. |
02:03:37 147 |
MINERS ENTERING COAL MINE TUNNEL
|
02:03:48 158 |
COAL MINERS LEAD HORSES OUT OF MINE
|
02:03:51 161 |
MINERS PUSH TRAIN CARTS FILLED WITH COAL.
|
02:03:55 165 |
UPPER GROUND OF MINES
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02:03:57 167 |
EXPLOSION
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02:04:00 170 |
MINER LOOKS UP
|
02:04:00 170 |
STEAM WHISTLE ON TIN ROOF BLOWS IN EMERGENCY
WARNING |
02:04:03 173 |
MINER POINTS
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02:04:04 174 |
MINERS FILE INTO ELEVATOR
|
02:04:10 180 |
NIGHTTIME SHOT OF INJURED & RESCUED MINERS COMING
OUT AFTER MINING ACCIDENT |
02:04:23 193 |
MINERS OF LUCAS, IOWA GATHER AROUND MAN ON SOAPBOX
TRYING TO ORGANIZE A WORKER'S UNION. |
02:04:31 201 |
PHOTO MONTAGE
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02:04:52 222 |
JOHN L. LEWIS POSES WITH MEN OF THE AFL INCLUDING
SAMUEL GOMPERS |
02:04:55 225 |
SAMUEL L. GOMPERS
|
02:04:58 228 |
LEWIS ACCEPTS JOB AS AF OF L ORGANIZER, SHAKES
HANDS WITH GOMPERS. |
02:05:03 233 |
LABOR LEADERS STAND ON SOAP BOX ABOVE LARGE CROWD
|
02:05:08 238 |
LARGE GATHERING OF MEN FIGHTING FOR UNION
SOLIDARITY. LOTS OF AMERICAN FLAGS. MARCHING THROUGH CROWD |
02:05:19 249 |
JOHN LEWIS (1917)
|
02:05:32 262 |
"UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA" SIGN ABOVE
HEADQUARTER'S DOOR. |
02:05:33 263 |
1920s LEWIS AS PRESIDENT OF UNITED MINER WORKERS
UNION |
02:05:53 283 |
PAN DOWN FACTORY SMOKESTACK BILLOW SMOKE.
|
02:05:56 286 |
WORKERS AT TIME CLOCKS PUNCHING IN
|
02:06:01 291 |
AUTO ASSEMBLY LINE WORKERS
|
02:06:10 300 |
FACTORY SMOKE STACKS, NO SMOKE, CLOSED
|
02:06:12 302 |
"NO MEN WANTED" SIGN ON CHAIN-LINK FENCE AS THE
GREAT DEPRESSION HITS. UNEMPLOYMENT. |
02:06:18 308 |
OLD MAN NAILS "CLOSED" SIGN ON FACTORY GATES
|
02:06:21 311 |
UNEMPLOYED MEN SIT ON STOOPS IN FRONT OF STORE,
PLAYING CARD GAMES, POKER |
02:06:26 316 |
LINES OF MEN ENTER CHURCH MISSION SOUP KITCHEN
|
02:06:29 319 |
POLITICAL CONVENTION. "BOSTON WELCOMES ROOSEVELT"
BANNER. |
02:06:30 320 |
FDR AT PODIUM
|
02:06:39 329 |
NRA FLAG OUTSIDE "PALACE" THEATRE MARQUEE. PART OF
FDR'S NEW DEAL. |
02:06:45 335 |
HUGE PARADE WITH NRA, RADIO INDUSTRY MEMBERS &
MARCHING BAND IN PROCESSION |
02:06:59 349 |
UNION ORGANIZERS ON SOAP BOX "PREACH" TO CROWDS OF
CIVILIANS & MINERS |
02:07:16 366 |
SIGN FOR "MASS MEETING" IN WHICH JOHN L. LEWIS
SPEAKS ON BUILDING MARQUEE. |
02:07:22 372 |
LARGE CROWD OF MEN IN MEETING APPLAUD
|
02:07:28 378 |
JOHN L. LEWIS TALKS ABOUT HOW THE WORKERS OF THE
U.S. WANT ORGANIZATION & THAT THEY WILL GET IT THROUGH THIS NEW LABOR MOVEMENT |
02:07:53 403 |
JOHN LEWIS QUITS AFL TO TAKE ON CAMPAIGN TO
ORGANIZE LABORERS WHO HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO JOIN A UNION BEFORE |
02:08:03 413 |
CIO WORKERS STRIKE. ALL LINED UP
|
02:08:13 423 |
CU SIGN "CIO-SWOC"
|
02:08:18 428 |
LEWIS MONTAGE: SPEECHES BEFORE MEN IN SUITS;
CHOMPS ON CIGAR |
02:08:40 450 |
UNITED AUTO WORKERS UNION SIT-DOWN STRIKE IN
MICHIGAN AGAINST GENERAL MOTORS: PICKETERS OUTSIDE FACTORY, WORKERS HANG OUT OF FACTORY WINDOWS & WAVE. |
02:08:51 461 |
WORKERS REFUSE TO LEAVE FACTORY. SITTING AROUND &
SLEEPING ON MAKE-SHIFT BEDS |
02:08:58 468 |
MEN MARK OFF DAYS OF STRIKE ON CALENDER
|
02:09:01 471 |
SIGN HANGS OUTSIDE BUILDING "100% SIT-DOWN"
|
02:09:02 472 |
PEOPLE PICKET OUTSIDE BUILDING
|
02:09:11 481 |
MEN BRING IN BASKETS OF FOOD & COTS TO FEED
STRIKERS |
02:09:18 488 |
HANDING SUPPLIES IN THROUGH WINDOWS
|
02:09:22 492 |
VIOLENCE BREAKS OUT ON PICKET LINES. COPS ARE
ROUGH WITH MEN & WOMEN. DRAG PEOPLE AWAY. POLICE BRUTALITY |
02:09:39 509 |
SHOTS FIRED, PUTTING WATER HOSES ON PROTESTORS
|
02:09:50 520 |
STRIKERS SMASH IN FACTORY WINDOWS WITH STICKS,
CLUBS |
02:09:54 524 |
THROWING TEAR GAS INTO BUILDING
|
02:09:59 529 |
NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS ARRIVE TO FORCE STRIKERS OUT
OF PLANT. RIP DOWN SCAFFOLDING, SET UP MACHINE-GUNS |
02:10:17 547 |
LEWIS STANDS BEFORE BANK OF MICROPHONES
|
02:10:32 562 |
MICHIGAN GOVERNOR FRANK MURPHY
|
02:10:38 568 |
MEETING WITH JOHN LEWIS, GOVERNOR MURPHY & GM
REPRESENTATIVE SHAKE HANDS TO SETTLE STRIKE |
02:10:51 581 |
REJOICING WORKERS WITH NEWSPAPER HEADLINES ABOUT
END OF STRIKE. |
02:10:55 585 |
"VICTORY IS OURS!" BANNER ON GM FACTORY
|
02:10:57 587 |
HAPPY STRIKER LOOKS THROUGH HOLE IN GLASS
|
02:10:59 589 |
MEN KISSING THEIR CHILDREN
|
02:11:05 595 |
CELEBRATING CARRY MEN ON THEIR SHOULDERS PAST
"CHEVROLET MOTOR CO." SIGN |
02:11:09 599 |
STRIKERS DANCE IN CELEBRATION
|
02:11:14 604 |
MASS MEETING IN DETROIT. 100,000 MEN PACK THE
STREETS |
02:11:25 615 |
JOHN LEWIS SIGNS PAPER AT DESK
|
02:11:55 645 |
1937: JOHN LEWIS STANDS PROUDLY ON DAIS AT LABOR
UNION MEETING. |
02:12:06 656 |
AT LABOR CONVENTION MEETING, MEN CHEERING &
HOLDING SIGNS |
02:12:12 662 |
LEWIS MAKES SARCASTIC SPEECH ABOUT HOW THE CIO IS
A DICTATORSHIP & A WASTE OF ENERGY. |
02:12:33 683 |
AUDIENCE OF MEN APPLAUD
|
02:12:40 690 |
CONVENTION MEMBERS STAND UP & CHEER
|
02:13:08 718 |
WHITE HOUSE ESTABLISHING SHOT
|
02:13:11 721 |
JOHN L. LEWIS ARRIVES AT WHITE HOUSE. SURROUNDED
BY PHOTOGRAPHERS & REPORTERS |
02:13:23 733 |
CROWD OF PHOTOGRAPHERS WITH FLASH BULBS GOING OFF
|
02:13:27 737 |
1937: LEWIS LEAVES THE WHITE HOUSE AFTER
UNSUCCESSFUL MEETING WITH FDR ABOUT THE STEEL MILL WORKERS |
02:13:48 758 |
MEMORIAL DAY 1937: WORKERS STRIKE AT REPUBLIC
STEEL IN CHICAGO. |
02:13:59 769 |
POLICE GATHER, SENT THERE TO GUARD PLANT.
|
02:14:02 772 |
POLICE & STRIKERS MEET ON OPEN FIELD NEAR THE MILL.
|
02:14:25 795 |
FIRST GUN SHOTS ARE FIRED AS RIOT STARTS. "THE
MEMORIAL DAY MASSACRE". TEAR GAS & COPS BEAT PEOPLE. |
02:14:49 819 |
AFTERMATH: COPS CARRY PROTESTORS INTO PADDY-WAGONS.
|
02:15:13 843 |
FDR (MOS) SPEECH
|
02:15:26 856 |
JOHN L. LEWIS (MOS) SPEECH
|
02:15:36 866 |
LEWIS MAKES SPEECH ABOUT NOT ELECTING FDR FOR
THIRD TERM OR HE WILL RETIRE AS PRESIDENT OF CIO. |
02:15:59 889 |
RADIO CONTROL BOOTH.
|
02:16:16 906 |
1940: FDR & FAMILY POSE FOR CROWD OUTSIDE HIS HOME
IN HYDE PARK, NEW YORK AFTER BEING RE-ELECTED FOR A 3RD TERM. |
02:16:27 917 |
CIO CONVENTION IN NOVEMBER 1940.
|
02:16:36 926 |
LEWIS RESIGNS AS HEAD OF THE CIO & TELLS MEMBERS
TO GIVE SUPPORT TO NEW PRESIDENT |
02:17:02 952 |
STANDING OVATION
|
02:17:07 957 |
HANDS THE GAVEL OF LEADERSHIP TO PHILIP MURRAY
|
02:17:17 967 |
PACKED BANQUET HALL OF APPLAUDING MEN
|
02:17:19 969 |
PHILIP MURRAY & JOHN L. LEWIS SHAKE HANDS
|
02:17:27 977 |
LEWIS IN HALL, RETURNS TO PRESIDENCY OF MINE
WORKERS UNION |
02:17:34 984 |
JOHN L. LEWIS' OFFICE DOOR
|
02:17:40 990 |
JOHN LEWIS MONTAGE
|
02:17:48 998 |
LEWIS & HIS DAUGHTER CATHERINE
|
02:18:06 1016 |
DECEMBER 17, 1941: NEWSPAPER HEADLINE OF THE
NEWS-CHRONICLE: PEARL HARBOR ATTACKED. U.S. DECLARES WAR. |
02:18:11 1021 |
US ENTERS WWII: CROWDS OUTSIDE POST OFFICE HOLD
UP NEWSPAPER WITH HEADLINE "JAPAN AT WAR WITH U.S." |
02:18:14 1024 |
HOME FRONT: STEEL WORKERS IN PLANT MAKING WAR
MACHINES, TANKS, SHIPS. SOLDERING MASK & SPARKS |
02:18:30 1040 |
MAY 1, 1943: MINERS ON STRIKE. MINING MACHINERY
STANDING STILL, NO ACTIVITY |
02:18:40 1050 |
NYC NEWSSTAND. PEOPLE BUYING NEWSPAPERS
|
02:18:44 1054 |
CU NEWSPAPERS WITH CARICATURES OF JOHN LEWIS
|
02:18:48 1058 |
NEWSPAPER BOY SELLS NEWSPAPER TO MINER
|
02:18:51 1061 |
MINERS & BUSINESSMEN GATHER AROUND TO READ
NEWSPAPERS |
02:18:55 1065 |
FDR SEECH APPEALS DIRECTLY TO THE COAL MINERS TO
GET BACK TO WORK IN THE SPIRIT OF UNITED AMERICA |
02:19:08 1078 |
(MONTAGE) PEOPLE LISTEN TO RADIO
|
02:19:15 1085 |
MONTAGE OF MILITARY STARS IN WINDOWS OF HOMES OF
FAMILIES WHO HAVE MEN IN THE SERVICE DURING WWII. |
02:19:20 1090 |
MINERS STAND NEAR HAND-MADE SIGN WHICH READS
"AMERICA FIRST-LAST-ALWAYS" |
02:19:25 1095 |
MINER READS NOTICE TAPED TO WALL
|
02:19:28 1098 |
RAISING AMERICAN FLAG ON POLE AT COAL MINES
|
02:19:41 1111 |
JOHN L. LEWIS LEAVES BUILDING SURROUNDED BY OTHERS
& PHOTOGRAPHERS AFTER WINNING IN STRIKE. |
02:20:01 1131 |
1946: LEWIS ENTERS MUNICIPAL COURT CRIMINAL
DIVISION BUILDING AFTER CALLING MINER'S STRIKE; FIGHTING FOR PENSION & WELFARE FUND TO BE FINANCED BY A ROYALTY PAYMENT ON ALL THE COAL THAT IS MINED. |
02:20:14 1144 |
EMPTY COAL CARS SITTING LINED UP & EMPTY
|
02:20:20 1150 |
EMPTY TRAIN STATION (PENN STATION NYC?) AFTER
RAILROAD CANCEL TRAINS TO CONSERVE FUEL. |
02:20:22 1152 |
PASSENGERS LOOK AT TRAIN SCHEDULE BOARD
|
02:20:24 1154 |
LINE OF STEAM LOCOMOTIVE ENGINES IN TRAIN YARD
|
02:20:26 1156 |
LIGHTS TURN OFF ON NEW YORK CITY MOVIE THEATRE
MARQUEES AS EAST COAST CITIES ORDER NON-ESSENTIAL LIGHTING SHUT OFF (TRANS-LUX & EMBASSY NEWSREEL THEATRE) |
02:20:31 1161 |
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN MARQUEE GOES DARK
|
02:20:31 1161 |
NEON SIGNS OF TIMES SQUARE SHUT OFF DURING "THE
BROWN-OUT" |
02:20:36 1166 |
NYC TIMES SQUARE LIT UP
|
02:20:43 1173 |
JOHN LEWIS POSES WITH SECRETARY OF INTERIOR JULIUS
CROOG TO ANNOUNCE SETTLEMENT |
02:20:49 1179 |
CROOG SHAKES HANDS WITH LEWIS & SPEAKS
|
02:21:00 1190 |
LEWIS AT SENATE COMMITTEE HEARING EXPLAINING WHY
HE'S CALLED ANOTHER MASSIVE STRIKE OF COAL MINERS. POUNDS FIST ON TABLE. |
02:23:30 1340 |
MINERS IN "MODERN" TRANSPORT TRAIN GOING INTO MINE
TUNNEL. |
02:23:36 1346 |
AUTOMATION IN THE COAL MINES. MASSIVE MACHINE
DIGGING. |
02:23:51 1361 |
MINING TOWN & FACTORY SMOKE STACKS
|
02:24:01 1371 |
JOHN L. LEWIS MONTAGE
|
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