Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen of America Photographs
Collection Number: 5182 P
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
This collection was processed with the help of generous funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).Title:
Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen
of America Photographs, 1949
Collection Number:
5182 P
Creator:
Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen
of America (BRSA)
Quantity:
0.3 linear ft.
Forms of Material:
Photographs.
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and
Archives, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
A collection of black and white photographs of members
of the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen of America, both formal committee pictures,
and one candid photograph.
Language:
Collection material in English
The Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen [BRS] is a labor union in the United States.
It was founded in 1901 and represents workers who are tasked with maintaining
railroad signal systems, highway-rail crossing warning systems and fabricating
railroad signal equipment. The BRS is affiliated with the AFL-CIO and is a member
of the Transportation Trades Department.
Inclusive date range: circa 1949
Bulk dates: circa 1949
This collection consist of four black and white photographs. On is identified as the General
Chairman's Meeting in Chicago, Illinois at the Morrison Hotel on September 24-25, 1949.
The second, which has a Toledo, Ohio photographer's stamp on the back, is a picture of
13 unidentified men. The third photograph shows 11 unidentified men. At least one particular
man appears in each of these photographs, but he is unidentified. The final picture is a
candid shot of men and women at a formal dinner.
The photgraph in folder 2 is creased and requires delicate handling.
Names:
Doble, William J., 1904-1972.
Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen of America.
Subjects:
Railroads. Employees. Labor Unions.
Railroad signalmen.
Form and Genre Terms:
Photographs.
Access Restrictions:
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Restrictions on Use:
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and Procedures for Document Use.
Cite As:
Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen of America Photographs #5182 P. Kheel Center
for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.
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| Box 1 | Folder 1 | 1949 | |
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3 photographs
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| Box 1 | Folder 1 | 1949 | |
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Format: black and white photograph
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September 24-25, 1949. Photographer: Burke & Dean.
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Format: black and white photograph.
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| Box 1 | Folder 1 | 1949 | |
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Format: black and white photograph
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circa 1949. Photographer: Harold E. Waltz
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Format: black and white photograph.
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| Box 1 | Folder 1 | 1949 | |
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Format: black and white photograph
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circa 1949; stamp on back of photograph "Taylor LE-5987"
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Format: black and white photograph.
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| Box 1 | Folder 2 | 1949 | |
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Format: black and white photograph
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Stamp on photograph: Chase, Washington
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Format: black and white photograph
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