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Norman Ebron Band

Date: 02 18 1950
Description: Norman Ebron Band, members of American Federation of Musicians, segregated Local 587, play stand-up bass, coronet, clarinet and piano in front of a white a...
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Union Members Group Portrait

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Description: Group portrait in front of a large stone building with arches of members of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 880 holding giant pennie...
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Union Women

Date: 08 30 1954
Description: Clara L. Anderson of McFarland operates a machine that puts labels on small batteries. She works at Ray-O-Vac and is a leader in Local 19587, Battery Worke...
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Union Women

Date: 08 30 1954
Description: Mabel Pope, assistant secretary of the Local 233 Bakers and Confectioner's Union, operates a bread-wrapping machine at the Kroger Bakery, located at 1053 E...
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Union Women

Date: 08 30 1954
Description: Portrait of Ruth Schnurbusch, seated at a desk. She is an office secretary for the Building and Construction Trades Council, and secretary for the Electric...
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Union Women

Date: 08 30 1954
Description: Mabel Huffman checks mailing files for union activities for the "Union Labor News." She is a leader in labor activities in Madison.
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Union Women

Date: 08 30 1954
Description: Mabel Huffman, a leader in labor activities in Madison, folds and binds issues of the "Union Labor News."
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Union Women

Date: 08 30 1954
Description: Ruby Allman (right), secretary of Local 538 Amalgamated Meat Cutter and Butcher Workmen of North America at Oscar Mayer and Company, signs up Dorothy Braun...
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Madison Labor Day Queen

Date: 09 06 1954
Description: Mrs. Evelyn Gotzion of 3222 James Street in Madison, Labor Day Queen, shows her ring to Orla Coleman, president of the Madison Federation of Labor. The rin...
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Panorama of Labor Union 802 of Madison, Wisconsin

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Description: Local Unions 154, 182 and 802 posed in front of the Wisconsin State Capitol. Includes Madison Locals of Brewery Workmen, Carpenters & Joiners, Cigar Makers...
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Green Thumb Site

Date: 01 1979
Description: Green Thumb was a project sponsored by the National Farmers Union to find jobs for the elderly people who were able to work. During his district tour Congr...
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Nelson Cruikshank with Members of the Advisory Council on Social Security

Date: 1955
Description: Members of the Advisory Council on Social Security, which has just completed a review of the social security program and submitted recommendations for impr...
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Civil Service Act Anniversary Dinner

Date: 01 21 1961
Description: Four members of the American Federation of Government Employees visit with the guest speaker at the dinner to celebrate the 78th anniversary of the United ...
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We Saw You Being Good Neighbors

Date: 07 28 1960
Description: Elizabeth O'Brien and her daughter, Lu Ann, 4, are shown in their Shorewood Hills home extending hospitality to visiting labor union leaders Juan Duran Mar...
Magazine or Periodical

We The People: Hortonville Strike

Date: 1974
Description: Front page of the labor newspaper We The People. The issue is dedicated to the teachers strike in Hortonville and features a drawing of people march...
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Protest in Support of Hortonville Teachers

Date: 04 18 1974
Description: View towards large group of people marching with signs on the sidewalk at the office of State Superintendent of Education, Barbara Thompson at the Departme...
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Madison Teachers Pick Madison Education Assn (MSA) to be Bargaining Agent

Date: 06 04 1964
Description: Madison teachers vote to pick the Madison Education Assn. (MEA) as their bargaining agent in contract negotiations with the Madison Board of Education. Onl...
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Labor Day

Date: 09 2013
Description: A crowd of men and women standing with fists raised in the air and holding signs at the Union Temple on Labor Day. A number of people in the foreground are...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Hosiery Logo

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Description: An oval-shaped blue and white logo depicting a woman holding a stocking over her head. Buildings, the sun, and waves are behind her. The text reads: "Wear ...
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Protesters Lying in the Street

Date: 11 10 2015
Description: Numerous protest groups, including the Overpass Light Brigade, and the Student Union Movement, are forming a ring around young protesters as they are lying...

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