American Sheet and Tin Plate Company

Overview

Depositions in the case of American Sheet and Tin Plate Co. vs. Frank Bowman et al., Circuit Court of the U.S., Northern District of West Virginia. Concerns a labor dispute between the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers in July 1909 against the American Sheet and Tin Plate Company. The case was heard in Ohio County, West Virginia and pertained to the company's work in Wheeling, WV.

Overview Scrapbook with text and photographs which was prepared by the American Sheet and Tin Plate Company in order to show living conditions in Sabraton, West Virginia. There are descriptions of overcrowding, poor sanitation, and the natural surroundings. There are two charts, one showing a breakdown of the population by age, sex, and nationality, the other showing size of houses, owners, lessees, rental charge, number of occupants, and other pertinent information on housing, such as photographs...