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Walther, John, fl. 1965 [Press photo of County Manager and Metro Employees Union Strikers]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09839 Author/Creator: Walther, John, fl. 1965 Place Written: Miami, Florida Type: Photograph Date: 6 September 1965 Pagination: 1 photograph ; 20.6 x 25.4 cm. Order a Copy

One press photograph taken by John Walter dated September 6, 1965. Image portrays strikers meeting with the County Manager Porter Homer. Attached to the image is the newsclipping by Miller Davis. Details that "500 and trash collectors staged an unannounced walkout Monday..."

Homer, Porter, 1923-2002
Tafel, Lee, fl. 1965

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