Ohio Falls Iron Works

ID: 1115 | This file appears in: The Economic Panic of 1873 and Labor Relations in New Albany
One of the worst episodes of labor strife occurred at the Ohio Falls Iron Works, one of the largest iron manufacturers in the West. When managers attempted to impose a 20 percent wage cut in 1874, workers struck, prompting a standoff that lasted for several months.
Image courtesy of Industies of Louiville, Kentucky, and of New Albany, Indiana (Louisville: J. M. Elstner and Co., 1886), p. 238. | Date: 1886 | Source: Industies of Louiville, Kentucky, and of New Albany, Indiana (Louisville: J. M. Elstner and Co., 1886), p. 238.
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Industies of Louiville, Kentucky, and of New Albany, Indiana (Louisville: J. M. Elstner and Co., 1886), p. 238.

Date

1886
"Ohio Falls Iron Works" appears in: The Economic Panic of 1873 and Labor Relations in New Albany