Columbia Hotel Bomb Scene, Montpelier, Indiana
| Description: |
A 1923 strike forced two Montpelier factories to bring in strikebreakers and house them at the Columbia Hotel. On January 9, 1924, strikers detonated a bomb outside the hotel, injuring one. The factories closed and the unemployed strikers left town. |
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| Origin: | 1924 |
| Publisher: |
Digital Image 2009 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved. |
| Source: |
http://images.indianahistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/P0391/id/1082 |
| Collection: |
Postcards of Indiana the Jay Small Collection |
| Copyright: |
This image may be printed or downloaded by individuals, schools or libraries for personal use, study, research or classroom teaching without permission. For other uses contact: visualcollections@indianahistory.org. |
| Geography: |
Indiana Blackford Montpelier |
| Subjects: |
Blackford County (Ind.) Hotels Storefronts Explosions Strikes and lockouts Labor disputes |
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