Sujet

'A. J. Cook led the Miners and the miners led the strike', c1926, (1938). Artist: Unknown.

Légende

'A. J. Cook led the Miners and the miners led the strike', c1926, (1938). Arthur James Cook (1883-1931), known as A. J. Cook, was a British trade union leader who was General Secretary of the Miners? Federation of Great Britain from 1924 until 1931, a period that included the 1926 General Strike. The 1926 general strike lasted 9 days, from 4 May 1926 to 13 May 1926. It was called by the Trades Union Congress in an unsuccessful attempt to force the British government to act to prevent wage reduction and declining working conditions. From These Tremendous Years 1919-1938. [Daily Express, London, 1938]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1926

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19C75_162

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

54,0Mo (3,2Mo) / 35,7cm x 37,9cm / 4216 x 4480 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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