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Description: Photographs of damage from coal miners strike at the Southern Illinois Coal Company mine in Herrin, Illinois, during the Herrin Massacre. The caption states that the upper photograph shows the remains of a supply house that was dynamited and burned, while the lower shows the remains of an oil house, near which two members of the mob of striking workers were shot and killed. A total of 19 strikebreakers and mine guards and 3 striking workers or supporters were killed during the Herrin Massacre. On page 1 of the June 27, 1922 Duluth Herald.
Title: Herrin Massacre - 27 June 1922 Duluth Herald
Credit: The Duluth Herald (Jun. 1922) at the Internet Archive
Author: Unknown photographer, marked copyright u-u
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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