AFL-CIO rosewood and silver gavel, circa 1955
1955 ‧ 28 x 9 cm ‧ Photograph, documentary ‧ color ‧ Jump to full details ‧ Request from Special Collections
Summary: | Rosewood gavel, double-headed ringed ends on turned handle, head wrapped in silver collar with engraving: "To George Meany on his election as the first president of the AFL-CIO, December 1955, From his colleagues of the British T.U.C" |
Century: | 1901-2000 |
Place of origin – Continent: | North America |
Place of origin – Country: | United States of America |
Temporal subject: | 1951-1960 |
Topical subjects: | Meany, George, 1894-1980 |
Gavels | |
AFL-CIO | |
Trades Union Congress | |
Genre: | Digital photographs |
ArchivesUM location: | AFL-CIO Artifact Collection
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Repository: | Historical Manuscripts |
Browse terms: | Economics, Business, Commerce, Labor |
Copyright holder: | AFL-CIO |
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