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Union Solidarity

Date: 1959
Description: Children of striking Peyton Packing Company workers, all of Latin American descent, with gifts sent by union members in Wichita Kansas.
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Abraham Lincoln School, Summer Institute

Date: 06 22 1945
Description: Group of men and women listening to a speaker at the Abraham Lincoln School, Summer Institute. The Abraham Lincoln School for Social Science of Chicago, Il...
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Abraham Lincoln School, Summer Institute

Date: 06 27 1945
Description: Group of adults listening to a lecturer, probably Dr. Philip S. Fonert talking on American history. The Abraham Lincoln School for Social Science of Chicag...
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Abraham Lincoln School, Summer Institute

Date: 07 03 1945
Description: Group of students listening to a lecture. The Abraham Lincoln School for Social Science of Chicago, Illinois, sponsored a Summer Institute in Madison for s...
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Abraham Lincoln School, Summer Institute

Date: 07 10 1945
Description: Group portrait of Summer Institute class. The Abraham Lincoln School for Social Science of Chicago, Illinois, sponsored a Summer Institute in Madison for s...
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Abraham Lincoln School, Summer Institute

Date: 07 13 1945
Description: Students listening to Rev. Claude Williams teaching "Religion in Contemporary Society." The blackboard says "Gospel of the Kingdom: The Gospel to the Poor,...
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Abraham Lincoln School, Summer Institute

Date: 07 17 1945
Description: Group of students listening to a lecture on a porch. The Abraham Lincoln School for Social Science of Chicago, Illinois, sponsored a Summer Institute in Ma...
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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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CIO Kitchen Duty

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Description: CIO students doing kitchen duty at Highlander Folk School. Myles Horton helping.
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Packinghouse Staff Workshop at Highlander

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Description: Packinghouse staff workshop at Highlander Folk School. Secretary-Treasurer Hathaway, left; and Vice-President Russell Lasley, right, standing.
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Two Women at CIO Session

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Description: Two women talking on a foliage covered bench as part of a CIO session at Highlander Folk School.
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CIO Meal at Highlander

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Description: Summer Youth project, eating in dining hall Myles Horton on left, Wiley Gillmor second from left.
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McCormick Works Council

Date: 09 09 1927
Description: A group of 23 men from the McCormick Works Council posing for an outdoor photograph.
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Two Men on Porch at Highlander

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Description: Two CIO members sitting on porch outside of the Barton recreational department cabin at Highlander Folk School. One of the men is playing a guitar.
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Zilphia Horton Leading Farmers Union Session

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Description: Zilphia Horton playing the accordion and leading a sing-a-long during a Farmers Union session at Highlander Folk School. Myles Horton middle at table; DeJa...
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Early CIO Session at Highlander

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Description: Zilphia Horton leading songs at Highlander during an early union CIO session. Charlie Wilson, board member, extreme right, next to him is his wife Frankie....
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Man Holding Baby at Farmers Union Workshop

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Description: Two men sitting, one holding a baby in his arms, attending a Farmers Union Workshop.
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Family Reading the "Union Farmer"

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Description: A family reading the newspaper "Union Farmer" together.
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Uncollected Rubbish in Downtown Madison

Date: 06 15 1948
Description: Uncollected garbage in the 300 block of West Main Street during a walkout strike by Local 236 Municipal Garage Department Union.
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Annual CIO Convention

Date: 1944
Description: Southern CIO regional directors and other CIO officials meet during the CIO convention to plan a CIO term at Highlander. Myles Horton is in the lower right...

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