Record

Ref NoSWCC/PHO/DIS/55
TitleDisputes of 1927: series of photographs depicting scenes from the 1927 hunger marches
DescriptionPhotographs taken from a pamphlet by Wal Hannington. Scenes include;
- people in the ambulance corp at the side of the road dressing a marchers bad foot
- cooking staff waiting on the road for the arrival of the army to serve hot soup
- Tylorstown hunger marchers contingent arrives in Porth
- Marchers carrying their safety lamps as they march through a village
- Ben Payne meeting A J Cook outside the MFGB [Miners Federation of Great Britain] offices
- Banner made by the Krasnaya Presna working women and given to the British miners
- Postman for the marchers
- Rally in Trafalger square for the South Wales Miners
Date1927
SubjectCoal mining
Strikes
Demonstrations
Disputes
Marches
Soup kitchens
Health
Banners
Armed Forces
Physical DescriptionBlack and white reprints
Place_CodeANW/PLACE/2527
ANW/PLACE/956
Extent11 photographs [385mm x 305mm]

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Persons
CodePersonNameDates
ANW/CORP/3075Miners' Federation of Great Britain; founded 1888founded 1888
Places
CodeSet
ANW/PLACE/2527London/ City of London
ANW/PLACE/956Porth/Wales
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