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| Date: | 1952 |
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| Description: | Satirical cartoon depicting an arm holding a bloodied knife over a book. The open book is titled Trade Union History and has blood seeping from a wound. Th... |
| Date: | 01 1944 |
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| Description: | A group of men encircle a lightpost. A caption identifies them as "Hosiery Union housing project men's choral group." |
| Date: | 1959 |
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| Description: | Two men are seated at a small table facing each other with a microphone suspended between them. Caption reads: "TEXTILE PROBLEMS make the airwaves. Left, G... |
| Date: | 1937 |
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| Description: | Portrait of William Pollock, a long-standing union official. Pollock was business agent for United Textile Workers (UTW) Local 25 from 1931-1937, when he b... |
| Date: | 09 12 1962 |
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| Description: | Two men stand outside the door to a Pan American airplane. Caption reads: "Leaving New York's Idlewild Airport on way to international conference in Sweden... |
| Date: | 1954 |
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| Description: | A man stands at a podium and speaks into a microphone. Two men are seated in the background. Caption reads: "ORGANIZING'S EVEN MORE IMPORTANT, Executive Vi... |
| Date: | 06 26 1954 |
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| Description: | A man is standing at a podium and smiling. Two other men are seated near him and also smiling. Caption reads: "LIGHT MOMENT at testimonial dinner finds the... |
| Date: | 1957 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a man speaking at a podium and groups of people sitting at tables around the room. A banner suspended from a balcony reads: "Industrial Re... |
| Date: | 02 03 1951 |
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| Description: | Two men are seated at a table. One is looking at the other. Caption reads: "TEXTILE LEADERS met at Western hemisphere conference of International Confedera... |
| Date: | 04 1941 |
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| Description: | Three men are posing shaking hands. Caption reads: "Second Biennial Convention. Textile Workers Union of America. C.I.O. Hotel Capitol - New York City - Ap... |
| Date: | 03 1958 |
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| Description: | A man stands at a podium. He is TWUA General President William Pollock. Caption reads: "1st Annual Convention. North Carolina State A.F.L.-C.I.O. Park Cent... |
| Date: | 01 1951 |
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| Description: | Several men are seated at a table, some of them filling out forms. Others people are in the background. Caption reads: "U.S. delegates registering at ICFTU... |
| Date: | 01 12 1952 |
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| Description: | Two men and a woman are posing while standing behind a table. One of the men has his arm around the other. A set of luggage is on the table in front of the... |
| Date: | 1954 |
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| Description: | Textile Workers Union of America [TWUA] General President Emil Rieve and Executive Vice President William Pollock posing shaking hands. A caption identifie... |
| Date: | 05 1946 |
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| Description: | A man stands at a podium, gesturing. A seal on the front of the podium reads: "Atlantic City Audito[rium]." Caption identifies him as William Pollock, gene... |
| Date: | 03 24 1968 |
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| Description: | A man is standing and gesturing at a table. Men and women are seated at tables nearby. A poster on the door reads: "for good government and just laws give ... |
| Date: | 1957 |
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| Description: | A man stands and gestures with a pen in hand. Other men are seated on either side of him. Caption reads: "General President William Pollock addressing meet... |
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