Birth of the AFL
date: label: date made
content: 1962
label: associated date
content: 1882
name: label: affiliated union
content: United Auto Workers
label: referenced
content: American Federation of Labor
label: maker
content: United Auto Workers
notes: label: Description
content: The American Federation of Labor is a conglomeration of several craft unions that were dissastisfied with the Knights of Labor. The AFL was founded in Columbus, OH in December 1886. The first president of the AFL was Samuel Gompers of the Cigar Makers International Union.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Michigan, Detroit
label: Associated Place
content: United States: Michigan, Detroit
topic: label: general subject association
content: labor issues
label: general subject association
content: Labor Unions
label: general subject association
content: Workers
label: referenced
content: Labor Day
setName: label: See more items in
content: Political History: Political History, General History Collection
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content: Princeton Posters
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Smithsonian
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1988.0701.10
label: catalog number
content: 1988.0701.10
label: accession number
content: 1988.0701
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Poster
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 22 in x 19 in; 55.88 cm x 48.26 cm