Chief Copelan protecting streetcar in strike, Cincinnati, May 17, 1913 – Vintage Photo Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic photograph captures Chief Copelan protecting streetcar in strike, Cincinnati, May 17, 1913 in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Chief Copelan protecting streetcar in strike, Cincinnati, May 17, 1913
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Chief Copelan's police are shown protecting a streetcar in Cincinnati on May 17, 1913, during a transit strike that disrupted the city's streets. Companies in these disputes often ran cars with replacement crews, and officers were regularly posted along routes to shield them from crowds. The photograph records how municipal police were drawn into labor conflicts of the 1910s, when a strike's outcome often depended as much on the street as on the bargaining table.
| Created / published | 1913 May 17. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1910-1920. |
| Subjects | Strikes--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,157 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-117898 |
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