1917-1947LABOR UNIONS
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JOHN L. LEWIS MAKES STATEMENT AT GOVERNMENT HEARING.
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LEWIS POSES OUTSIDE COURT BUILDING
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WALKING WITH GROUP OF MEN IN SUITS
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1920s COAL MINER MONTAGE: WORKERS GOING INTO MINES;
COMING UP OUT OF ELEVATORS; TRAVEL UP HILL ON RAIL CAR. |
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MIDWEST AMERICAN COAL TOWN, HOUSES
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SMOKE BILLOWS OUT OF COAL PROCESSING PLANT AS BURNING SLAG FILLS THE AIR.
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CROWD OF MINERS WITH LUNCH BUCKETS WAIT TO GO DOWN INTO MINE.
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MINERS ENTERING COAL MINE TUNNEL
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COAL MINERS LEAD HORSES OUT OF MINE
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MINERS PUSH TRAIN CARTS FILLED WITH COAL.
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UPPER GROUND OF MINES
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EXPLOSION
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MINER LOOKS UP
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STEAM WHISTLE ON TIN ROOF BLOWS IN EMERGENCY WARNING
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MINER POINTS
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MINERS FILE INTO ELEVATOR
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NIGHTTIME SHOT OF INJURED & RESCUED MINERS COMING OUT AFTER MINING ACCIDENT
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MINERS OF LUCAS, IOWA GATHER AROUND MAN ON SOAPBOX TRYING TO ORGANIZE A WORKER'S UNION.
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PHOTO MONTAGE
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JOHN L. LEWIS POSES WITH MEN OF THE AFL INCLUDING SAMUEL GOMPERS
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SAMUEL L. GOMPERS
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LEWIS ACCEPTS JOB AS AF OF L ORGANIZER, SHAKES HANDS WITH GOMPERS.
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LABOR LEADERS STAND ON SOAP BOX ABOVE LARGE CROWD
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LARGE GATHERING OF MEN FIGHTING FOR UNION SOLIDARITY. LOTS OF AMERICAN FLAGS. MARCHING THROUGH CROWD
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JOHN LEWIS (1917)
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"UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA" SIGN ABOVE HEADQUARTER'S DOOR.
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1920s LEWIS AS PRESIDENT OF UNITED MINER WORKERS UNION
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PAN DOWN FACTORY SMOKESTACK BILLOW SMOKE.
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WORKERS AT TIME CLOCKS PUNCHING IN
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AUTO ASSEMBLY LINE WORKERS
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FACTORY SMOKE STACKS, NO SMOKE, CLOSED
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"NO MEN WANTED" SIGN ON CHAIN-LINK FENCE AS THE GREAT DEPRESSION HITS. UNEMPLOYMENT.
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OLD MAN NAILS "CLOSED" SIGN ON FACTORY GATES
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UNEMPLOYED MEN SIT ON STOOPS IN FRONT OF STORE, PLAYING CARD GAMES, POKER
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LINES OF MEN ENTER CHURCH MISSION SOUP KITCHEN
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POLITICAL CONVENTION. "BOSTON WELCOMES ROOSEVELT"
BANNER. |
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FDR AT PODIUM
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NRA FLAG OUTSIDE "PALACE" THEATRE MARQUEE. PART OF FDR'S NEW DEAL.
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HUGE PARADE WITH NRA, RADIO INDUSTRY MEMBERS &
MARCHING BAND IN PROCESSION |
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UNION ORGANIZERS ON SOAP BOX "PREACH" TO CROWDS OF CIVILIANS & MINERS
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SIGN FOR "MASS MEETING" IN WHICH JOHN L. LEWIS SPEAKS ON BUILDING MARQUEE.
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LARGE CROWD OF MEN IN MEETING APPLAUD
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JOHN L. LEWIS TALKS ABOUT HOW THE WORKERS OF THE U.S. WANT ORGANIZATION & THAT THEY WILL GET IT THROUGH THIS NEW LABOR MOVEMENT
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JOHN LEWIS QUITS AFL TO TAKE ON CAMPAIGN TO ORGANIZE LABORERS WHO HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO JOIN A UNION BEFORE
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CIO WORKERS STRIKE. ALL LINED UP
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CU SIGN "CIO-SWOC"
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LEWIS MONTAGE: SPEECHES BEFORE MEN IN SUITS;
CHOMPS ON CIGAR |
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UNITED AUTO WORKERS UNION SIT-DOWN STRIKE IN MICHIGAN AGAINST GENERAL MOTORS: PICKETERS OUTSIDE FACTORY, WORKERS HANG OUT OF FACTORY WINDOWS & WAVE.
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WORKERS REFUSE TO LEAVE FACTORY. SITTING AROUND &
SLEEPING ON MAKE-SHIFT BEDS |
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MEN MARK OFF DAYS OF STRIKE ON CALENDER
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SIGN HANGS OUTSIDE BUILDING "100% SIT-DOWN"
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PEOPLE PICKET OUTSIDE BUILDING
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MEN BRING IN BASKETS OF FOOD & COTS TO FEED STRIKERS
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HANDING SUPPLIES IN THROUGH WINDOWS
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VIOLENCE BREAKS OUT ON PICKET LINES. COPS ARE ROUGH WITH MEN & WOMEN. DRAG PEOPLE AWAY. POLICE BRUTALITY
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SHOTS FIRED, PUTTING WATER HOSES ON PROTESTORS
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STRIKERS SMASH IN FACTORY WINDOWS WITH STICKS, CLUBS
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THROWING TEAR GAS INTO BUILDING
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NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS ARRIVE TO FORCE STRIKERS OUT OF PLANT. RIP DOWN SCAFFOLDING, SET UP MACHINE-GUNS
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LEWIS STANDS BEFORE BANK OF MICROPHONES
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MICHIGAN GOVERNOR FRANK MURPHY
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MEETING WITH JOHN LEWIS, GOVERNOR MURPHY & GM REPRESENTATIVE SHAKE HANDS TO SETTLE STRIKE
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REJOICING WORKERS WITH NEWSPAPER HEADLINES ABOUT END OF STRIKE.
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"VICTORY IS OURS!" BANNER ON GM FACTORY
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HAPPY STRIKER LOOKS THROUGH HOLE IN GLASS
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MEN KISSING THEIR CHILDREN
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CELEBRATING CARRY MEN ON THEIR SHOULDERS PAST "CHEVROLET MOTOR CO." SIGN
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STRIKERS DANCE IN CELEBRATION
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MASS MEETING IN DETROIT. 100,000 MEN PACK THE STREETS
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JOHN LEWIS SIGNS PAPER AT DESK
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1937: JOHN LEWIS STANDS PROUDLY ON DAIS AT LABOR UNION MEETING.
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AT LABOR CONVENTION MEETING, MEN CHEERING &
HOLDING SIGNS |
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LEWIS MAKES SARCASTIC SPEECH ABOUT HOW THE CIO IS A DICTATORSHIP & A WASTE OF ENERGY.
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AUDIENCE OF MEN APPLAUD
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CONVENTION MEMBERS STAND UP & CHEER
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WHITE HOUSE ESTABLISHING SHOT
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JOHN L. LEWIS ARRIVES AT WHITE HOUSE. SURROUNDED BY PHOTOGRAPHERS & REPORTERS
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CROWD OF PHOTOGRAPHERS WITH FLASH BULBS GOING OFF
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1937: LEWIS LEAVES THE WHITE HOUSE AFTER UNSUCCESSFUL MEETING WITH FDR ABOUT THE STEEL MILL WORKERS
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MEMORIAL DAY 1937: WORKERS STRIKE AT REPUBLIC STEEL IN CHICAGO.
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POLICE GATHER, SENT THERE TO GUARD PLANT.
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POLICE & STRIKERS MEET ON OPEN FIELD NEAR THE MILL.
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FIRST GUN SHOTS ARE FIRED AS RIOT STARTS. "THE MEMORIAL DAY MASSACRE". TEAR GAS & COPS BEAT PEOPLE.
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AFTERMATH: COPS CARRY PROTESTORS INTO PADDY-WAGONS.
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FDR (MOS) SPEECH
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JOHN L. LEWIS (MOS) SPEECH
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LEWIS MAKES SPEECH ABOUT NOT ELECTING FDR FOR THIRD TERM OR HE WILL RETIRE AS PRESIDENT OF CIO.
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RADIO CONTROL BOOTH.
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1940: FDR & FAMILY POSE FOR CROWD OUTSIDE HIS HOME IN HYDE PARK, NEW YORK AFTER BEING RE-ELECTED FOR A 3RD TERM.
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CIO CONVENTION IN NOVEMBER 1940.
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LEWIS RESIGNS AS HEAD OF THE CIO & TELLS MEMBERS TO GIVE SUPPORT TO NEW PRESIDENT
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STANDING OVATION
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HANDS THE GAVEL OF LEADERSHIP TO PHILIP MURRAY
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PACKED BANQUET HALL OF APPLAUDING MEN
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PHILIP MURRAY & JOHN L. LEWIS SHAKE HANDS
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LEWIS IN HALL, RETURNS TO PRESIDENCY OF MINE WORKERS UNION
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JOHN L. LEWIS' OFFICE DOOR
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JOHN LEWIS MONTAGE
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LEWIS & HIS DAUGHTER CATHERINE
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DECEMBER 17, 1941: NEWSPAPER HEADLINE OF THE NEWS-CHRONICLE: PEARL HARBOR ATTACKED. U.S.
DECLARES WAR. |
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US ENTERS WWII: CROWDS OUTSIDE POST OFFICE HOLD UP NEWSPAPER WITH HEADLINE "JAPAN AT WAR WITH U.S."
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HOME FRONT: STEEL WORKERS IN PLANT MAKING WAR MACHINES, TANKS, SHIPS. SOLDERING MASK & SPARKS
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MAY 1, 1943: MINERS ON STRIKE. MINING MACHINERY STANDING STILL, NO ACTIVITY
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NYC NEWSSTAND. PEOPLE BUYING NEWSPAPERS
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CU NEWSPAPERS WITH CARICATURES OF JOHN LEWIS
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NEWSPAPER BOY SELLS NEWSPAPER TO MINER
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MINERS & BUSINESSMEN GATHER AROUND TO READ NEWSPAPERS
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FDR SEECH APPEALS DIRECTLY TO THE COAL MINERS TO GET BACK TO WORK IN THE SPIRIT OF UNITED AMERICA
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(MONTAGE) PEOPLE LISTEN TO RADIO
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MONTAGE OF MILITARY STARS IN WINDOWS OF HOMES OF FAMILIES WHO HAVE MEN IN THE SERVICE DURING WWII.
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MINERS STAND NEAR HAND-MADE SIGN WHICH READS "AMERICA FIRST-LAST-ALWAYS"
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MINER READS NOTICE TAPED TO WALL
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RAISING AMERICAN FLAG ON POLE AT COAL MINES
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JOHN L. LEWIS LEAVES BUILDING SURROUNDED BY OTHERS & PHOTOGRAPHERS AFTER WINNING IN STRIKE.
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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. |
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EMPTY COAL CARS SITTING LINED UP & EMPTY
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EMPTY TRAIN STATION (PENN STATION NYC?) AFTER RAILROAD CANCEL TRAINS TO CONSERVE FUEL.
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PASSENGERS LOOK AT TRAIN SCHEDULE BOARD
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LINE OF STEAM LOCOMOTIVE ENGINES IN TRAIN YARD
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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)
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MADISON SQUARE GARDEN MARQUEE GOES DARK
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NEON SIGNS OF TIMES SQUARE SHUT OFF DURING "THE BROWN-OUT"
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NYC TIMES SQUARE LIT UP
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JOHN LEWIS POSES WITH SECRETARY OF INTERIOR JULIUS CROOG TO ANNOUNCE SETTLEMENT
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CROOG SHAKES HANDS WITH LEWIS & SPEAKS
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LEWIS AT SENATE COMMITTEE HEARING EXPLAINING WHY HE'S CALLED ANOTHER MASSIVE STRIKE OF COAL MINERS.
POUNDS FIST ON TABLE. |
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MINERS IN "MODERN" TRANSPORT TRAIN GOING INTO MINE TUNNEL.
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AUTOMATION IN THE COAL MINES. MASSIVE MACHINE DIGGING.
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MINING TOWN & FACTORY SMOKE STACKS
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JOHN L. LEWIS MONTAGE
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