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Actors Equity Association mobile protest, New York, 1919

1919 ‧ 14.62 x 8.16 cm ‧ Photograph, documentary ‧ black and white ‧ Jump to full details ‧ Request from Special Collections

Summary:Mobile protest in support of Equity’s demands for union recognition, guaranteed pay and regular employment in New York in 1919. Equity was led by women, such as Ethel Barrymore, and replaced the male-dominated White Rats Actors Union. In the photo, six women are holding letters that spell out "equity". For complete collection information, visit the full finding aid at http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/42583
Century:1901-2000
Place of origin – Continent:North America
Place of origin – Country:United States of America
Place of origin – Region:New York
Temporal subject: 1911-1920
Geographical subject – Continent:North America
Geographical subject – Country:United States of America
Geographical subject – Region:Maryland
Geographical subject – Settlement:College Park
Topical subjects: AFL-CIO
Barrymore, Ethel, 1879-1959
Equity
Women
Unions
Actors and actresses
ArchivesUM location:Morris B. Schnapper collection
  • series 1: Reference Files, 1700-1980
  • subseries 2: Subject Reference Files
  • box : 5
  • folder 26: Teachers: photographs
  • accession 2014-001-RG96-004
Repository:Historical Manuscripts
Browse terms:Economics, Business, Commerce, Labor
Copyright holder:unknown
Collection:Digital Collections
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