Don't Buy the American, Hearst Strike

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Title

Don't Buy the American, Hearst Strike

Subject

Strikes and lockouts--Newspapers
Hearst Corporation
Illinois--Chicago
Labor unions
Children

Description

A picket line of the Hearst Corporation in Chicago that includes a young child holding a sign that says, "Don't Buy the American." The Hearst Corporation, founded by William Randolph Hearst, became the largest media conglomerate in the world in the 1920s and has had continued success to this day.

Publisher

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

Date

1938-12-11

Format

jpg

Language

en

Identifier

400113
Hearst Newspaper Strike - 1938-39

Original Format

commercial print
b&w
1

Physical Dimensions

13 x 11 cm