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A group of attendees at the International Woodworkers of America 34th Convention. In the foreground, two men in mid-discussion sit at a long table. On their table and on the others in the background are paper documents, glass cups and pitchers of water. In the background, six men in mid-discussion stand in a circle. Another man stands off to the side, alone. Two men in the background of the photo wear medals with green ribbons. From File "International Woodworkers of America 34th Convention"
Creator: Gold, Wilmer
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Photo of 8 young girls posed in the grass in front of a fence at the 1943 Lake Cowichan Dominion Day parade. The girls are wearing tutu-like dresses and paper hats decorated with pictures of a sun rising behind pine trees and text reading "IWofA". Together, the girls are holding up 5 cloth banners with various union slogans printed on them.
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Photo of the International Woodworkers of America (I.W.A) delegation to the B.C Legislature in Victoria to demand voting rights for South Asians. The delegation was sponsored by the I.W.A in 1943. The delegation includes Didar S. Bains, Naranjan S. Sidhu, Naginder S. Gill (Secretary of the Khalsa Diwan Society), Garib S. Lehli, Phangan S. Gill, Sir Harold Holland, Harold Pritchett, Mohinder S. Sangha, Darshan S. Sangha, Arjan S. Rhandhawa, H. S. Garcha, and "Tikka" S. Bains.