President Truman's Statement on the Settlement of the Steel Strike
President Harry S. Truman's remarks to the press regarding the settlement of the steel strike, 4:45 p.m.
Strikes and lockouts
Coal yard of Boddy-Knight Company
Coal yard of Boddy-Knight Company, Downers Grove, Illinois during the coal strike of 1949.
Rupple Collinwood Coal Company
Rail yard of the Rupple Collinwood Coal Company during the coal strike of 1949.
Rupple Collinwood Coal Company
Rail yard of the Rupple Collinwood Coal Company during the coal strike of 1949.
Retail coal yard of Schaefer Suhr Coal Company
Photograph of the retail coal yard of the Schaefer Suhr Coal Company in Cleveland, Ohio. This photograph was taken during the coal strike of 1949.
John Steelman and the Railroad Strike Settlement at the White House
John Steelman, center, negotiates a settlement in the Enginemen and Firemen's Railroad Strike of 1950. C.D. MacKay, Chairman of Southeastern Carrier Conference Committee and Assistant Vice President of Southern Railway System, is on the extreme left, and David B. Robertson, President of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Enginemen and Firemen, is on the extreme right.
President Harry S. Truman Watches as John L. Lewis Signs New Labor Contract
From his desk in the Oval Office of the White House, President Harry S. Truman (left) watches as John L. Lewis, President of the United Mine Workers (right) and Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug (center) sign the new contracts that ended the coal miner strike. Vice Admiral Ben Moreell stands in the background, left. The other two men standing in the background are unidentified.
President Harry S. Truman Shakes Hands with John L. Lewis, President of the Coal Miner's Union
In the Oval Office of the White House, President Harry S. Truman (front-left) shakes hands with John L. Lewis, President of the United Mine Workers. Secretary of the Interior, Julius Krug, shakes hands with John O'Leary. Vice Admiral Ben Moreell is in the background, center, and another unidentified man looks on, right. The moment commemorates the signing of a new labor contract with the coal miners that ended the strike begun in April, 1946.
President Truman Reads a Statement About the Settlement Agreement in the Steel Strike
President Harry S. Truman smiles and looks happy as the concludes his statement from his White House desk about the settlement agreement in the steel strike. Beside him in a jovial mood, too, are; CIO Chief Phil Murray (left) and Benjamin Fairless, President of the U.S. Steel Corporation. Donor: Houston Post.
Chicago Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen on Strike
Chicago Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen on strike. From: Photos used in the 1984 Truman Centennial Exhibit. National Archives Photo No. 306-NT-136.