Company Unions Memorial Float | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Company Unions Memorial Float

Company Unions Memorial Float | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
May Day parade with a closeup of a "memorial" float for company unions. A man leans on the parked float. The float features a faux grave and the gravestone reads "Gone but not forgotten." A banner on the side reads "Company Unions." A line of other cars in the parade stretches into the background. A man and a boy wearing Milwaukee Co. Industrial Union CIO stand in the foreground street. In the background are four-story brick apartment buildings and a small group of Union supporters one holding a sign.
DESCRIPTION
May Day parade with a closeup of a "memorial" float for company unions. A man leans on the parked float. The float features a faux grave and the gravestone reads "Gone but not forgotten." A banner on the side reads "Company Unions." A line of other cars in the parade stretches into the background. A man and a boy wearing Milwaukee Co. Industrial Union CIO stand in the foreground street. In the background are four-story brick apartment buildings and a small group of Union supporters one holding a sign.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:83037
Creation Date: 05 01 1938
Creator Name:Eisenscher, Edmund
City:Milwaukee
County:Milwaukee
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Edmund Eisenscher papers, 1936-1956, 1999
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:negative, original
Original Format Number:PH 6051.7
Original Dimensions:4 x 3 inches
SUBJECTS
Brickwork
Trees
Hats
Suits (Clothing)
Apartment houses
Cities and towns
Graves
African Americans
Children and adults
Men
Outdoor photography
Demonstrations
Flags
Parades
Banners
Signs and signboards
Automobiles
Roads
Labor unions

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