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Title	Strikers demonstrate at Rockwood, Tennessee Hosiery Mills, 1936 April 16
Corporate name	Rockwood Hosiery Mills (Tenn.)
Topical entry	Business Industries Organizations Labor Hosiery workers--Tennessee--Roane County Women hosiery workers--Tennessee--Roane County Strikes and lockouts--Tennessee--Rockwood Strikes and lockouts--Tennessee--Roane County Textile industry--Tennessee--Roane County Hosiery workers--Labor unions--Tennessee--Roane County
Geographic entry	Rockwood (Tenn.)--History--Sources Roane County (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Description	A photograph of a group of strikers at Rockwood Tennessee Hosiery Mills on strike because their work day hours were increased without pay increase. An effort was made on this day to organize a local American Federation of Hosiery Workers. The Nashville Banner reported the news and some alternative photographs about the strikers' demonstration in the April 16, 1936 issue of the newspaper. Forms part of the Nashville Banner Archives. 1 photograph negative : b & w ; 3.25 x 4.25 in.
Creator	Christian, James (Photographer)
Publisher	Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219
Date	1936-04-16
Type	Still Image; Photographs
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	BN-1936-11-10
Relation	Nashville Banner Archives
Coverage	1930-1939
Rights	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact the Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5782.
Location	Closed Stacks-BN-1936-11-10