Robert M. Ammon Directs the Strikers

This August 11, 1877 image from Leslie's Illustrated depicts Robert M. Ammon, leader of the Pittsburgh and Fort Wayne strike, sending information to the strikers via telegraph.

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PENNSYLVANIA.—ROBERT M. AMMON, THE LEADER OF THE PITTSBURGH AND FORT WAYNE RAILROAD STRIKE, AT HIS POST, DIRECTING THE MOVEMENTS OF THE STRIKERS. FROM A SKETCH BY JOHN DONAGHY.—SEE PAGE 385.

About this Document

  • Source: Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper
  • Citation: The Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Date: August 11, 1877