Labor leaders

Photo of Alvanley Johnston (front), President of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, and A. F. Whitney, President of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, leave a cab in front of the White House as they arrived for a final conference on President Truman's proposals to avert a nation-wide rail strike. From: Beth Gore.

Former President Harry S. Truman (second from left), greets labor leader Walter Reuther (right) during his visit to the Harry S. Truman Library. The others in the photo are unidentified.

Former President Harry S. Truman (foreground, left) and labor leader Walter Reuther (right) laugh together outside of the Truman Presidential Library. Others in the photo are unidentified.

Walter Reuther (left), one of the leaders of the AFL-CIO, jokes with former President Harry S. Truman, seated at a piano in the Harry S. Truman Library. The other man in the photo is unidentified.

John L. Lewis, President of the United Mine Workers, as he appeared before photographers who had been hunting him for two days. He told them to "take your time, you've earned it." From: Beth Gore

Photo of John L. Lewis, President of the United Mine Workers, carrying a cane as if to depict the big stick he is holding over the nation. From: Beth Gore

John L. Lewis, President of the United Mine Workers, shown leaving the just terminated Fact-Finding Board hearings. This termination paved the way for President Truman to seek a court order sending striking miners back to work. From: Beth Gore

John L. Lewis, President of the United Mine Workers, shown leaving the Shoreham Hotel after walking out on the soft coal wage conference. Lewis quit the conference when the coal operators voted, over his objections to seat Joseph E. Moody, President of the Southern Coal Producers Association. From: Beth Gore

John L. Lewis, head of the United Mine Workers, leaving District Court after he was found guilty of criminal and civil contempt of court for failing to end the recent coal strike. Lewis was directed to appear before Judge Goldsborough for sentencing. From: Beth Gore

John L. Lewis, President of the United Mine Workers, as he appeared before the President's fact-finding board which was investigating the 16-day old coal strike. Mr. Lewis appeared before the board after bowing to a Federal court order and the threat of another contempt citation. From: Beth Gore