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First Convention - United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Chicago, Illinois, 1881

1881 ‧ 17.2 x 22.3 cm ‧ Drawing. Design. Illustration ‧ monochrome ‧ Jump to full details ‧ Request from Special Collections

Summary:Portrait of the participants at the first Convention of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America held in Chicago, Illinois, in 1881. The Convention opened August 8 at the Trades Assembly Hall. The meeting was attended by 36 delegates from 11 cities. For complete collection information, visit the full finding aid at http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/1393
Century:1801-1900
Place of origin – Continent:North America
Place of origin – Country:United States of America
Place of origin – Region:Illinois
Place of origin – Settlement:Chicago
Temporal subject: 1881-1890
Geographical subject – Continent:North America
Geographical subject – Country:United States of America
Geographical subject – Region:Illinois
Geographical subject – Settlement:Chicago
Topical subjects:Labor Unions
Carpenters
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
Carpenters' unions
Meetings
ArchivesUM location:United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (UBCJA) archives
  • series 14: Photographs, 1860s-2010
  • subseries 1: Photographs, 1860s-1991
  • box : 9
  • folder 1: Conventions -- General Conventions 1-7 -- [only selected items from folder digitized], 1881-1892
  • item : First Convention, Chicago, Illinois, 1881
  • accession 1995-94, 0120-LBR
Repository:Historical Manuscripts
Browse terms:Economics, Business, Commerce, Labor
Copyright holder:Public domain
Collection:Digital Collections
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