| Title |
Solomon Gompers sitting for a portrait, age 61, 1911
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| Description |
Samuel Gompers is sitting for a portrait at the age of 61. Solomon Gompers is the father to Samuel Gompers, the longest serving president of the AFL and a leading figure in the labor movement. Solomon was from Amsterdam and later moved to London, England before Samuel was born. Solomon made a living in the cigar industry. He moved his family to New York, New York in 1863. He and Samuel both continued to work in the cigar making industry until Samuel began getting involved in leadership position in local labor unions. For complete collection information, visit the full finding aid at http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/42579
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| Extent |
1 images; Photograph; monochrome |
| Date |
1901/2000 |
| Location |
United States; North America |
| Subject(s) |
Jewish families; Jewish families-- United States; Portrait; Labor; Cigar industry |
| Citation |
AFL-CIO Information Department, Photographic Prints collection, Accession 2014-001-RG96-001, Series 4: Samuel Gompers, 1887-1982, Subseries 1: Photographs, Box : 3, Folder 10: Personal: Family, Parents, 1918, undated |
| Permanent Link |
https://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/38252
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| Rights |
http://vocab.lib.umd.edu/rightsStatement#InC-NC
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| Terms of Use |
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| Digital Collection(s) |
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