Meyer Adelman and Bridget Hursley | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Meyer Adelman and Bridget Hursley

Meyer Adelman and Bridget Hursley | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
A man sorts vegetables into a basket while a girl looks on. Caption reads: "Thiensville (vicinity), Wis. Sept, 1943. Meyer Adelman and granddaughter of Meta Berger, possibly Bridget Hursley, on farm operated by Adelman & Emil Costello. Adelman was union organizer for SWOC [Steel Workers Organizing Committee] & first director of USWA [United Steel Workers of America] District 32. Meta Berger was Socialist Activist & widow of Victor Berger."
DESCRIPTION
A man sorts vegetables into a basket while a girl looks on. Caption reads: "Thiensville (vicinity), Wis. Sept, 1943. Meyer Adelman and granddaughter of Meta Berger, possibly Bridget Hursley, on farm operated by Adelman & Emil Costello. Adelman was union organizer for SWOC [Steel Workers Organizing Committee] & first director of USWA [United Steel Workers of America] District 32. Meta Berger was Socialist Activist & widow of Victor Berger."
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:152115
Creation Date: 09 1943
Creator Name:Unknown
City:Thiensville
County:Ozaukee
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Name File
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:NF Adelman, Meyer
Original Dimensions:4.25 x 5 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Bridget Hursley would later create the soap opera, Santa Barbara.
SUBJECTS
Outdoor photography
Men
Children
Farms
Farmhouses
Vegetables
Trees
Clothing and dress
Labor unions

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