Club-carrying men aboard the coal carrier Glenelg, boarded in the Welland canal at Thorold, are seen outside the wheelhouse. The windows were broken b(...)

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Club-carrying men aboard the coal carrier Glenelg, boarded in the Welland canal at Thorold, are seen outside the wheelhouse. The windows were broken b(...)

Date4/23/1948

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Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Club-carrying men aboard the coal carrier Glenelg; boarded in the Welland canal at Thorold; are seen outside the wheelhouse. The windows were broken by stones. Thirty-five men were arrested as a result of the fracas which broke out in the canal

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Strikes and lockouts

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Photographs

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0017411F

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