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Collection Summary
Collection: 00080 - Bismarck Tribune Photograph Collection
Folder: 0042
Item: 01737
Title: F.C. Thill, H.C. Schwab, Gordon Hill, George Mirich and Don Halmer of the Local 725 with their signs outside the Mandan Refinery during the 1958 Standard Oil Refinery Strike
Date: 10/11/1958
Inscription/Marks: On the back: 0080-Box2-file 17-06 has been replaced with 00080-0042-01737, "Back- F.C. Thill, H.C. Schwab, Gordon Hill, George Mirich. Seated: Don Halmer, Standard Oil Refinery", "On strike", 3 col, 17259, "55" encircled, and the red, dated Tribune stamp.
Summary: F.C. Thill, H.C. Schwab, Gordon Hill, George Mirich and Don Halmer of the Local 725 Union stand and sit outside the fence of the Standard Oil Refinery in Mandan, each holding a sign announcing their strike against their employer. The basis of the strike was the breach of agreement on the part of the Standard Oil Company by contracting out work to non-union independent contractors. See "Local No. 725, Int. U. of Op. Eng. v. Standard Oil, 186 F. Supp. 895 (D.N.D. 1960)".
Red ID: PH_I_145153 Image ID: 106190 Image Notes: 00080-box02-folder17-06

Collection: 00080 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: Bismarck Tribune Photograph Collection
Date: Circa 1930-1980

Summary: Images used in the Bismarck Tribune newspapers from the 1930s-1970s.

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