Photograph
Two Faces of the UPWA
| Two members of United Packinghouse Workers Local 1124 in New Orleans on strike against the Colonial Sugar Company. They graphically symbolize the UPWA's dedication to organizing African Americans in the South. Although undated this image probably dates to the 1955 strike. |
| Image ID: | 43022 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1948 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
| City: | New Orleans |
| County: | |
| State: | Louisiana |
| Collection Name: | Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America records, 1903-1980 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | M79-517 Box 19 |
| Original Dimensions: | 9.5 x 7.75 inches |
| Clothing and dress |
| Outdoor photography |
| African Americans |
| Signs and signboards |
| Race relations |
| Blue collar workers |
| Labor unions |
| Picketing |
| Strikes and lockouts |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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