Salinas Lettuce Strike Battles
by Underwood Archives
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Salinas Lettuce Strike Battles
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Underwood Archives
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Photograph - Photograph
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Salinas, California September 16, 1936This was the scene in the principal business intersection today as stinging tear gas and threatening guns broke up a hand to hand battle between striking lettuce workers, peace officers and volunteers. One man shot and nearly a dozen injured was the result of the pitched battle when convoyed trucks attempted to transport lettuce from the fields to packing sheds.
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April 13th, 2014
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