Medal, Commemorative
Object number2017.119.41
Date1979
Possible OriginNew Orleans, LA
MediumCloth; Metal
Credit LineTransfer from Mount Pleasant Glass Museum
DescriptionPurple cloth and bronze metal commemorative medal with text and a pin.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 4.875 × 2 × 0.375 in. (12.4 × 5.1 × 1 cm)InscriptionsText on the medal states "52nd INTERNATIONAL / CONVENTION / AMERICAN / FLINT GLASS / WORKERS UNION / AFL-CIO / JUNE 4 - 15, 1979 / NEW ORLEANS, LA. / 840".
Text on the metal states "LOUISIANA / [building] / SUPERDOME / AMERICAN FLINT GLASS WORKERS UNION / AFL-CIO / ORG. JULY 1, 1878".
Text on the pin states "AMERICAN FLINT GLASS WORKERS UNION OF NORTH AMERICA / AFL-CIO / ORG. JULY 1, 1878".
Historical NotesPart of a collection of glass transferred from Mount Pleasant Glass Museum. This medal is from the American Flint Glass Workers convention in New Orleans.
Related institution
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
Related institution
American Flint Glass Workers Union
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Lordship Industries
1944-1945
1944-1945
1944-1945
1942-1945