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The United Mine Workers and CIO steel workers participate in a rally in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.

A rally by steel strikers in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Fifteen thousand members of the United Mine Workers participate in a rally to voice their sympathy with CIO (Committee for Industrial Organization) steel workers engaged in a protracted strike. Vehicles drive past on a street amongst security. A huge crowd gathered to watch the rally during a heavy rainfall. An official speaks into a microphone from under an umbrella. People cover their heads with plastic sheets.

Location: Johnstown Pennsylvania

Date: 1937, July 5

Duration: 48 sec

Sound: No

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Edited

Language: English

President Roosevelt calls on the CIO to halt steel strike meanwhile water main is dynamited in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.

President Roosevelt halts steel strike for peace in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Water main is dynamited. US President Franklin D. Roosevelt calls on the Chief Information Officer (CIO) to halt strike violence, insisting that the public is tired of the steel unrest. The White House. People standing on a road near a factory. Motor cars arrive.

Location: Johnstown Pennsylvania

Date: 1937, June 30

Duration: 44 sec

Sound: No

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Edited

Language: English