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George Meany and Walter Reuther shake hands and raise gavel to commemorate the merger between the AFL and the CIO at the first annual convention of the AFL-CIO in 1955

1955-1220.5 x 25.3 cmPhotograph, documentarymonochromeJump to full detailsRequest from Special Collections

Summary:Meany and Reuther commemorate the AFL and CIO merger at the first annual convention. Photograph taken in 1955. For complete collection information, visit the full finding aid at http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/42579
Provider:AFL-CIO
Century:1901-2000
Place of origin – Continent:North America
Place of origin – Country:United States of America
Place of origin – Region:District of Columbia
Place of origin – Settlement:Washington
Temporal subject: 1951-1960
Geographical subject – Continent:North America
Geographical subject – Country:United States of America
Topical subjects: Meany, George, 1894-1980
Reuther, Walter Philip, 1907-1970
AFL-CIO. Constitutional Convention
Meetings
Labor leaders
Labor unions
Gavels
ArchivesUM location:AFL-CIO Information Department, Photographic Prints collection
  • series 1: Subject Files, 1890-1995
  • subseries 1: Photographs, 1890-1993
  • box 19
  • folder 1: Conventions: AFL-CIO-merger, 1955
  • accession 2014-001-RG96-001
Repository:Historical Manuscripts
Browse terms:Economics, Business, Commerce, Labor
Copyright holder:AFL-CIO
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