About This Item


  • TitleUnion election
  • Call NumberWORK_0694
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryWorking man with fedora hat placing ballot in voting box as others wait their turn. Caption: "Union election: Members of Local 808, International Longshoremen's Association, A. F. L., balloting at their headquarters, 5012 3d Ave.. for the slate of officers that will run their union for the next two years."
  • Date1949
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle from caption on verso. On verso: date stamped: Dec. 14, 1949; "Eagle staff photo." Grease pencil cropping marks.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectInternational Longshoremen's Association ; Stevedores -- New York (State) -- New York ; Labor unions -- Elections -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
  • RightsCopyright restrictions apply to the use of this work. For more information or to obtain a reproduction of this work, contact the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.