Just Before the Tear Gas

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On September 16, 1936, at the height of the Salinas Valley, California, lettuce strike, members of the Fruit and Vegetable Workers’ Union blocked a downtown Salinas street. Their intent was to stop a convoy of trucks carrying produce harvested by strikebreakers. California State Police attacked the strikers shortly after this photo was taken.

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    Harold Ellwood, San Francisco Examiner
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    Harold Ellwood, San Francisco Examiner, September 17, 1936—California Section, California State Library, Copyright 1936 San Francisco Examiner.
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    Copyright 1936 San Francisco Examiner.