Black and white photograph of Home Guardsmen on duty outside the St. Paul Public Library during the Street Railway union rally in Rice Park, December 2, 1917.

Home Guardsmen on duty outside the St. Paul Public Library

Home Guardsmen on duty outside the St. Paul Public Library during the Street Railway union rally in Rice Park, December 2, 1917.

Black and white photograph of union supporters rallying in Rice Park on December 2, 1917.

Union supporters rally in Rice Park

Union supporters rally in Rice Park on December 2, 1917.

Black and white photograph of Street Railway union supporters gathering in Rice Park in St. Paul on December 2, 1917 for a meeting.

Street Railway union supporters gather in Rice Park

Street Railway union supporters gather in Rice Park in St. Paul on December 2, 1917 for a meeting.

Black and white photograph of women marching with American flags, Street Railway Company strike, 1917.

Women marching with American flags, Street Railway Company strike

Women marching with American flags, Street Railway Company strike, 1917.

Black and white photograph of the Street Railway Company strike, 1917.

Street Railway Company strike

Street Railway Company strike, 1917.

Twin Cities Streetcar Strike, 1917

When the Twin City Rapid Transit Company (TCRTC) refused to recognize the newly formed streetcar men's union, employees took to the streets of St. Paul and Minneapolis in the fall of 1917 to fight for their civil liberties. The labor dispute challenged state jurisdiction and reached the White House before finding settlement the following year.

Color image of a streetcar transfer ticket, 1910.

Streetcar transfer ticket

Streetcar transfer ticket, 1910.

Color image of a metal streetcar token holder, c.1900s.

Metal streetcar token holder

Metal streetcar token holder, c.1900s.

Color image of a wooden streetcar sign with carved black lettering on each side, installed at the corner of Lexington and St. Clair by the St. Paul City Railway Company, c.1920.

Wooden streetcar sign

Wooden streetcar sign with carved black lettering on each side, installed at the corner of Lexington and St. Clair by the St. Paul City Railway Company, c.1920.

Color image of a Twin City Rapid Transit Company brass bell used on TCRT streetcar no. 1302, 1908.

Twin City Rapid Transit Company brass bell

Twin City Rapid Transit Company brass bell used on TCRT streetcar no. 1302, 1908.

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