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Labor unions--Canada--History

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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
Description
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.