Photograph
Workers' Unity House
| Elevated view of the back of the house and an outbuilding with numerous windows. A dirt path runs around the outbuilding, with a small planting of flowers dividing the path. A man poses for the camera next to the flowers. Steps to the wraparound veranda are on the left. |
| Image ID: | 74269 |
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| Creation Date: | date unknown |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
| City: | Forest Park |
| County: | |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| Collection Name: | Albertype Company photographs, circa 1880s-circa 1950 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | negative, original |
| Original Format Number: | (A6)02321 |
| Original Dimensions: | 5 x 4 inches |
| The marker for the building reads: "A vacation and labor education retreat was operated here, 1919-1989, by the International Ladies" Garment Workers" Union (ILGWU). Each year it hosted several thousand visitors—including union members, retirees, and public officials—and offered cultural events significant to the labor movement. The only workers" resort of its size in the U.S., it closed due to declining employment in the domestic apparel industry." |
| Flowers |
| Shrubs |
| Trees |
| Work clothes |
| Vacation homes |
| Yards |
| Men |
| Outdoor photography |
| Roads |
| Labor unions |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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