70 Years Ago Today… In Hock…



PM Daily, August 13, 1941

Weegee in his wanderings, found pickets outside Sobel Bros. Pawn shop at 822 Columbus Ave. Hans Becker, 57, is telling a union cook that it’s all right to cross the picket line to redeem his watch. Pawn shop employes in 150 shops want $25-a-week minimum. Hans Becker, 40 years with Sobel Bros., gets $20.

PM Daily, August 13, 1941

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