Labour Activism History: Photographs ➔ [Group photo of attendees from the IWA (C.I.O) District Council No. 1 6th Annual Convention in Vancouver, B.C.]

Item
Identifier:
2023_07_01_051
Repository
Kaatza Station Museum and Archives
Repository Web Site
https://www.kaatzastationmuseum.ca/
Repository Identifier
IMG_0951a & IMG_0951b
Date
January 3 1943;Date(s) of creation
Extent
1 photograph : b&w
Format
still image
Description
Wide, panorama shot of one hundred and forty-one attendees from the 6th Annual Convention of the International Woodworkers of America (C.I.O) District Council No. 1. They are standing some three rows deep on the street in front of a building in Vancouver, B.C. Those in the front row closest to the center are seated. The men are dressed in suits and ties, with some wearing hats or overcoats, while the women wear overcoats and skirts, with some wearing hats. A number of the attendees have ribbons pinned to their lapels.
Location
British Columbia;New Westminster Land District;Metro Vancouver Regional District;Vancouver
Language
English
Notes
Caption on photo reads "International Woodworkers of AMerica (C.I.O) District Council No. 1 Sunday Photo 6th Annual Convention - Vancouver B.C. Jan. 2-3-1943.
Rights Statement
In copyright
Subject Headings - SACDA
South Asian Canadian men;South Asian Canadian sawmill workers
Subject Headings - Library of Congress
Labor unions [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85136516];Labor unions--Canada [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008106524];Labor unions--Canada--History [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2009128451];Labor union meetings [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85136515];Timber [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85135386];Lumber trade [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85078814];Sawmill workers [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85117788]