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| Title | "Union Label Week" proclamation issued by Tacoma Mayor Ben Hanson, September 4, 1961 |
| Author | Hanson, Ben |
| Date of Publication | 1961 |
| Notes | This document is an official proclamation by Ben Hanson, then Mayor of Tacoma, announcing that the week of September 4-10, 1961, would be known in the city as "Union Label Week". The proclamation acknowledges the important contributions of "the trade union movement", and notes the familiar emblems of "the Union Label, the Shop Card and the Service Button". Mayor Hanson also calls attention to the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, both of whom called for the observance of "Union Label Week". The document is signed by Hanson and bears the seal of the city of Tacoma. |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Proclamations |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Hanson, Ben, 1926-2007; Special weeks--Washington (State)--Tacoma; Labor unions--Washington (State)--Tacoma |
| Geographic Coverage | United States--Washington (State)--Tacoma |
| Digital ID Number | PNW01078 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or inquire about permissions contact: photos@u.washington.edu. |
| Digital Collection | Pacific Northwest Historical Documents Collection
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| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division. |
| Repository Collection | Central Labor Council, Pierce County records. Accession No. 2882-001. Box 29/15 |
| Object Type | Proclamation
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| Physical Description | 1 leaf; 28 x 22 cm. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original text or image at 150 dpi saved in TIFF format, resized and enhanced using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm software's JPEG2000 Extension. 2011. |
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