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Photographer: Unknown
Taken: July 7, 1892
Caption: Burning Pinkerton barge on the Mongahela River
Additional Description: When 300 Pinkerton detectives attempted to land at the Homestead Works on July 7, 1892, striking steel workers defended the banks of the river in what became a day-long battle. Bombarded with explosives, cannons, and rifle fire, the detectives surrendered, after which strikers burned the barges and forced the Pinkertons to traverse a gauntlet of riotous workmen and their families, who kicked, punched, and howled invectives at the "band of cut-throats, thieves, and murderers." The Homestead affair further soiled the reputation of the Pinkertons. Shortly after battle at Homestead, twenty-six states outlawed their employment. Courtesy: Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania
Submitted: July 26, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Database Locator Identification Number: p164132
File Size: 0.908 Megabytes

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