Birth of the AFL
Object Details
- affiliated union
- United Auto Workers
- referenced
- American Federation of Labor
- United Auto Workers
- Description
- The American Federation of Labor is a conglomeration of several craft unions that were dissastisfied with the Knights of Labor. The AFL was founded in Columbus, OH in December 1886. The first president of the AFL was Samuel Gompers of the Cigar Makers International Union.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian
- 1962
- associated date
- 1882
- ID Number
- 1988.0701.10
- catalog number
- 1988.0701.10
- accession number
- 1988.0701
- Object Name
- Poster
- Measurements
- overall: 22 in x 19 in; 55.88 cm x 48.26 cm
- place made
- United States: Michigan, Detroit
- Associated Place
- United States: Michigan, Detroit
- See more items in
- Political History: Political History, General History Collection
- Princeton Posters
- National Museum of American History
- general subject association
- labor issues
- Labor Unions
- Workers
- referenced
- Labor Day
- Record ID
- nmah_1050822
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-704f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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