Keywords: strike crowd freight handlers freighthandlers soldiers medics thunder bay thunderbay fort william fortwilliam ontario canada history labour labour history labourhistory militia mctavish street mctavishstreet coal docks coaldocks blackandwhite monochrome outdoor black and white Date: 13 August 1909 Description: Photograph taken of a crowd gathered during the Freight Handlers Strike of 1909. Note the man with the red cross on his armband in the foreground at the left of the photo; the militia was clearly prepared for the conflict to turn bloody. Accession No.: 974.71.84 B Date: 13 August 1909 Description: Photograph taken of a crowd gathered during the Freight Handlers Strike of 1909. Note the man with the red cross on his armband in the foreground at the left of the photo; the militia was clearly prepared for the conflict to turn bloody. Accession No.: 974.71.84 B |