First Telephone Company Strike

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A black-and-white photograph of a mounted police officer patrolling a Manhattan street during a strike of telephone workers. A mass of people gathered along the sidewalk are visible behind the officer and his horse. On the verso is an inscription reading [1st Telephone Co. Strike NYC - 1940's].

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