Photo of Pete Borgogne, laying in hospital bed.

Dublin Core

Title

Photo of Pete Borgogne, laying in hospital bed.

Subject

Business
Coal Mines
Miners
Strikes
Macon County Coal Co.
Decatur, IL.

Description

Photograph of Pete Borgogne; 872 S. Franklin St., was shot in the arm from behind as he was driven off, with other miners, before deputized National Guardsmen. On Nov. 4, 1932, when Sheriff E. C. Wilson set out to break up the picket line at the Macon County Company. William Dennison, at 1251 Cottage Hill Are., was also shot in the head and wounded 10 minutes later. Decatur Business pg. 59.

Creator

Noel C. Dicks, Arthur, IL.

Source

Photo File: Business

Publisher

Decatur Public Library, Decatur, IL.
Herald and Review, Decatur, IL.

Date

1932

Contributor

Noel C. Dicks

Rights

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Relation

none

Format

.jpg

Language

English

Type

photograph

Identifier

BS83 goes with BS79 and BS80-BS82, BS84-BS86

Coverage

Business, Coal Mine, Miners, Pickets, Macon County Coal Company, Wounded, Photo File: Business, Decatur, IL.

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

photograph

Physical Dimensions

5 x 7"

Files

http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/files/original/7889b47507ab5ba406defde97a6c441c.jpg

Citation

Noel C. Dicks, Arthur, IL., “Photo of Pete Borgogne, laying in hospital bed.,” Decatur Public Library Local History Photo Collection, accessed December 22, 2024, http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/items/show/2575.