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Passaic Textile Protesters at the White House in 1926

Four adults and six children from Passaic protested textile wage cuts outside the White House around 1926.

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Four adults and six children, from Passaic, N.J., picket the White House following President Coolidge's refusal to listen to their complaints about wage cuts in the textile industry
Four adults and six children, from Passaic, N.J., picket the White House following President Coolidge's refusal to listen to their complaints about wage cuts in the textile industry

This is a photograph from the Library of Congress, circa 1926. Definitely not something you’re likely to see these days.

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