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Playing Cards

Date: 05 10 1955
Description: Members of a musician's union playing cards together.
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Gisholt Picnic

Date: 08 06 1944
Description: Five speakers at the Gisholt Machine Company picnic, taken at the Blooming Grove carnival grounds. Left to right: Marion "Red" Borland, president of Gishol...
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Farmers Union Workshop Members

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Description: Members of a Farmers Union workshop at Highlander Folk School are seen relaxing in the men's dormitories on bunk beds.
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Farmer-Labor Solidarity in Indiana

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Description: A booth sponsored by the United Packinghouse Workers of America at a fair in Indiana. During the early 1950s UPWA conducted a major outreach effort in the ...
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CIO Fair Booth

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Description: Two men stand in front of a booth sponsored by the Congress of Industrial Organizations at a fair. In addition to displays on farmer-labor solidarity and v...
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Workers' Unity House

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Description: A view of people in row boats, posing for the camera. A man stands at the diving platform and slide. To the right, in a cordoned-off section, are swimmers....
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Workers' Unity House

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Description: View toward a small log cabin on the left, with three women further down on the trail along the right. Above this trail are steps leading up a steep hill. ...
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Workers' Unity House

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Description: Elevated view of two couples walking on a trail. A lake is is the background, along with log cabins. A canoe with three people is in the background.
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Company Unions Memorial Float

Date: 05 01 1938
Description: May Day parade with a closeup of a "memorial" float for company unions. A man leans on the parked float. The float features a faux grave and the gravestone...
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UAW Bowling Team Captains

Date: 1946
Description: Nat Ferral and Vernon Brady, CIO bowling team captains, pose for a picture sitting on a bench at a bowling alley. Ferrel was captain of the all African Ame...
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Barbers Union Local 31

Date: 1903
Description: Studio group portrait of men on the Champion Base Ball team. Most of the men are identified.

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