Striking Western Union employees picketing an office in Los Angeles, Calif., 1971

Item Overview

Title: Striking Western Union employees picketing an office in Los Angeles, Calif., 1971
Photographer: Browne, Rick
Date Created: June 17, 1971
Date: 1971-06-17
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Caption: STRIKING STRIKERS--Western Union employes [sic], who have been on strike since June 1 for higher wages, wear hot pants to keep cool Wednesday as they picket company office at 721 S. Flower St.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 photograph
Dimensions: 35 mm.
Medium: b&w negative

Keywords

Genre: news photographs
Names: Western Union Telegraph Company
Location: Los Angeles (Calif.)
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Strikes and lockouts--Telegraph--United States
Hot pants
Women--Clothing & dress--California--Los Angeles--1970-1980
Activism
Picketing--California--Los Angeles County

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Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclalat_1429_b678_268003
ARK: ark:/21198/zz0002w6j0
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Rights Country: US
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