A Look Back: Pages out of American Labor's Past
by DRESSMAKERS UNION LOCAL 22
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Dressmakers Union Local 22, 1950. First Edition. Oblong quarto (23cm x 30cm). Staple-bound, pictorial card wrappers; [36]pp; chiefly illus. Mild external dusting; Near Fine. Pictorial history of American labor struggles, beginning with the birth of the AFL (1886) and concluding with the massive protest by Dressmakers on the streets of New York City in May, 1949. Issued as a premium for distribution at the 50th Anniversary Convention of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union. An uncommon and graphically interesting ILGWU souvenir album.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25242
- Title
- A Look Back: Pages out of American Labor's Past
- Author
- DRESSMAKERS UNION LOCAL 22
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Dressmakers Union Local 22
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1950
- Keywords
- ilgwu
- Bookseller catalogs
- Labor History; Photography; Needle Trades;
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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