Local 900 President Ed Gaskin speaking at big Balboa union meeting, May, 1952

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Title:
Local 900 President Ed Gaskin speaking at big Balboa union meeting, May, 1952
Date:
May 01, 1952
Summary:
A new brand of unionism has been brought to the Panama Canal Zone by CIO's Government & Civil Employees Organizing Committee. Here's part of the audience at big Balboa union meeting, showing local 900 President Ed Gaskin speaking. Balboa Chairman Frank Thompson is seated at table in foreground. May 1952. For complete collection information, visit the full finding aid at http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/42579
Century:
1901-2000
Place of origin – Continent:
North America
Place of origin – Country:
Republic of Panama
Place of origin – Settlement:
Balboa
Place of origin – District:
Canal Zone
Temporal subject:
1951-1960
Geographical subject – Continent:
North America
Geographical subject – Country:
Republic of Panama
Geographical subject – Settlement:
Balboa
Geographical subject – District:
Canal Zone
Topical subjects:
Labor unions
AFL-CIO
Canal construction workers
Meetings
Panama Canal (Panama)
ArchivesUM location:
AFL-CIO Information Department, Photographic Prints collection
  • series 1: Subject Files, 1890-1995
  • subseries 1: Photographs, 1890-1993
  • box : 34
  • folder 11: International Affairs, South America, Mexico, Caribbean
  • accession 2014-001-RG96-001
Repository:
Historical Manuscripts
Browse terms:
Economics, Business, Commerce, Labor
Copyright holder:
AFL-CIO
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Collection Name:
Digital Collections
Labor in America Collection Digital Collections, Labor in America Collection