Friday, October 15, 2021

Saturday October 15, 1921. America's making and a railroad strike.


In Washington D. C. a group gathered to meet with the President in advance of the America's Making exposition in New York City.



America's Making was an exposition celebrating the immigration history of the United States.  It was interesting in that it's an early example of a "multicultural" celebration in the context of US history.


Across the United States, railroad workers began to go out on a nationwide strike.  In the context of the times, before interstate trucking, and before effective air travel, this was truly a national disaster.

This fellow won this trophy involving this horse.  I don't know what it was about otherwise, but it is a good looking horse.



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