"DON'T LET THE STEEL TRUST INCARCERATE THESE MEN FOR LIFE" RARE LABOR BUTTON.
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$4,413.41 (Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
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Tuesday, July 26, 2022 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Tuesday, July 26, 2022 9:00:00 PM)
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Auction #235 Session I
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Item Description
1.25". Big labor's hand locking the jail cell door on Industrial Workers World (IIW) organizers Joe Schmidt, Carlo Fresca and Sam Scarlett. The men were charged with inciting violence in their speeches. Dates to c. 1916. Western Badge & Novelty Co. St. MN back paper (the men held in Minnesota) w/union bug reverse. NM.
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