Photograph
A Wife's Place
Several people marching together. A man and woman are marching in the front next to each other; the woman is holding a cigarette. A sign reads: "[Danville] can afford a wage increase. They [?] 12 1/4 [?] last [?]." Caption reads: "A WIFE'S PLACE is at her husband's side, especially when the going gets rough, so Mrs. George Baldanzi [Lena Parenti] walks the picket-line at Danville with TWUA's executive vice-president." |
Image ID: | 154672 |
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Creation Date: | circa 1942 |
Creator Name: | Unknown |
City: | Danville |
County: | |
State: | Virginia |
Collection Name: | Textile Workers Union of America records, 1915-1994 |
Genre: | Photograph |
Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
Original Format Number: | M87-515 Box 1 |
Original Dimensions: | 4 x 5 inches |
In 1942 Baldanzi and other TWUA organizers picketed in Danville. This action led to Baldanzi's reputation as a Southern organizer, and his later leadership role in Operation Dixie. |
Dresses |
Neckties |
Suits (Clothing) |
Sunglasses |
Cigarettes |
Textile industry |
Crowds |
Men |
Women |
Signs and signboards |
Smoking |
Executives |
Labor unions |
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