Description: An original press photograph that we acquired from the archives of the venerable 150 year-old Star Tribune newspaper in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Type & Size: A 8x6" original photograph.Condition: Photo from a working archive. May contain notes, marks, labels, clippings, and/or retouching by the staff at the time of publication. May contain issues associated with time, age, and use. Please see images for scans.William Green, President of the American Federation of Labor, is seen handing a charter to Joe Ozanic, Acting President of the Progressive Mine Workers of America in Washington, D.C. on April 28, 1938. The image captures Green patting Ozanic on the shoulder, celebrating the AFL granting an international charter to the new union, which stands in opposition to the CIO's United Mine Workers Union.This event marks a pivotal moment in American labor history, highlighting the rivalry between the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) during the 1930s. The Progressive Mine Workers of America emerged as a significant union in the coal mining sector, advocating for labor rights and better working conditions at a time when labor movements were gaining momentum across the United States.Text present on photo:Front: American Federation of Labor Certificate of Affiliation displayed between the two men.Back: W445398 A. F. OF L. GRANTS CHARTER TO NEW MINE UNION WASHINGTON, D.C. — THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR, HOLDING ITS SPRING MEETING HERE, GRANTED AN INTERNATIONAL CHARTER TO THE PROGRESSIVE MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA, A UNION WHICH IS IN DIRECT OPPOSITION TO THE C.I.O. UNITED MINE WORKERS UNION. OFFICES OF THE NEW UNION WILL BE IN CHICAGO. WILLIAM GREEN, (RIGHT) PRESIDENT OF THE A.F. OF L., PATS JOE OZANIC, ACTING PRESIDENT OF THE UNION, ON THE SHOULDER AS HE HANDS HIM THE CHARTER. CREDIT LINE (ACME) 4/28/38 BURS #1- - - The press photo archives contained a mix of silver gelatin and wire photographs from sources such as Associated Press Wirephoto. Generally B&W images with no typed text on them in this archive are silver gelatin images, and photos with typed text are wire photos. All images are vintage and original to their era.
Price: 29 USD
Location: Carlsbad, California
End Time: 2024-12-28T01:02:20.000Z
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Item Specifics
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Type: Photograph
Subject: labor union, William Green, Joe Ozanic, charter, Progressive Min
Theme: history, politics, people, social history
Featured Person/Artist: William Green, Joe Ozanic
Production Technique: Gelatin-Silver Print
Year of Production: 1938
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Size: 8x6 inches
Time Period Manufactured: 1925-1949
Number of Photographs: 1
Antique: Yes
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Vintage: Yes
Framing: Unframed
