18 General Convention, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Indianapolis Sept. 21-30 1914

Description:	The United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America held a convention in Indianapolis during the last week of September in 1914. The biennial meeting attracted five hundred delegates to the city and meetings were held at the German House, now known as the Athenaeum. Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, addressed the convention on September 23rd. Gompers is seated in the front row and is wearing a hat. The group is in front of the local union headquarters at 222 East Michigan Street in Indianapolis. The building has been altered a bit and is now the Carpenter Apartments. The original nitrate negative was copied with funds provided by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission in 1990. This digital image was created from that copy. The copy prints and negatives are stored in Microfiche Number order. The interpositives are stored in PAN number order.
Origin:	September 1914
Created By:	Bretzman, Charles
Publisher:	Digital Image2012 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved.
Source:	http://images.indianahistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/dc013/id/345
Collection:	Panoramic Photograph Images
Copyright:	This image may be printed or downloaded by individuals, schools or libraries for personal use, study, research or classroom teaching without permission. For other uses contact: visualcollections@indianahistory.org.
Geography:	Indiana--Marion County--Indianapolis
Subjects:	Group portraits Labor union members Labor unions United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Gompers, Samuel, 1850-1924 Photography, Panoramic

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