Black and white photo of 2 National Guardsmen and a sheriff’s deputy guarding striking workers’ food supply building, 1929 strike
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National Guard Posing at Central School
National Guard troops posing in front of Gastonia’s Central School during 1929 strike.
National Guard Troops Pose with a World War I Howitzer in Front of Loray Mill
National Guard troops quartered at the Loray Mill during the 1929 strike. Howitzer is an M1916 37mm cannon
Strikers’ Tent Colony, Gastonia, N.C.
Black and white photograph of tent colony set up by striking workers of Loray Mill evicted from their homes during 1929 strike.
Loray Mill Pass, 1929
Pass issued to employees for entrance into mill during 1929 strike
Loray Mill Strike Trial, 1929
Strike
Loray: Where the Boss is Your Friend
Men and Women on Trial, Gastonia, N.C., 1929
Strike
Loray Athletic Club Membership
Membership club for mill-sponsored athletic club
Acquitted Strikers, Gastonia, N.C., 1929
Black and white photograph of 9 strike leaders and participants acquitted after their trial for the murder of Chief Aderholt in the 1929 Loray Strike. 7 other strikers were ultimately convicted of the murder.