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Image of Presidential candidate Henry Wallace with a union officer, 1948
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Presidential candidate Henry Wallace with a union officer, 1948

Henry Wallace shares the head table with a union officer at a dinner meeting of the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union of the Pacific at Washington Hall. A sign reading Stop the Un-American Committee refers to the House Un-American Activities Committee. Wallace was Vice President of the United States under Franklin D. Roosevelt from 1941-1945. This picture was probably taken…
ID Number:2014.49.Box22.Folder25.001
Date:1948
Image of Presidential candidate Henry Wallace with union officers, 1948
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Presidential candidate Henry Wallace with union officers, 1948

Henry Wallace shares the head table with union officers at a dinner meeting of the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union of the Pacific at Washington Hall. Several signs are visible, including "[No Contract] No Work", "...Defeat Taft-Hartley Law", "Wallace in '48...", "Palestine Peace or Profit", "Register Now Win With Wallace". Henry Wallace was Vice President of the United States under…
ID Number:2014.49.Box22.Folder25.002
Date:1948
Image of Presidential candidate Henry Wallace with union officers, 1948
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Presidential candidate Henry Wallace with union officers, 1948

Henry Wallace speaks from the head table at a dinner meeting of the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union of the Pacific, held at Washington Hall. A sign reads: "No Contract No Work". Henry Wallace was Vice President of the United States under Franklin D. Roosevelt from 1941-1945. This picture was probably taken in 1948, when he attemped a third party…
ID Number:2014.49.Box22.Folder25.003
Date:1948
Image of Group at Communist Party convention, Seattle, May 6, 1944
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Group at Communist Party convention, Seattle, May 6, 1944

The 1944 Northwest district convention of the Communist party took place in Seattle in early May 1944. James W. Ford, national vice-chairman of the Communist Party, opened the convention, speaking at a rally at 1318 Eighth Avenue. Ford is pictured here, third from left, with Northwest district secretary Henry P. "Heinie" Huff, next to him at far right. The other…
ID Number:2014.49.Box22.Folder28.001
Date:1944
Image of Two man shaking hands at Communist Party convention, Seattle, May 6, 1944
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Two man shaking hands at Communist Party convention, Seattle, May 6, 1944

The 1944 Northwest district convention of the Communist party took place in Seattle in early May 1944. James W. Ford, national vice-chairman of the Communist Party, opened the convention, speaking at a rally at 1318 Eighth Avenue. Here, Ford, left, shakes hands with Northwest district secretary Henry P. "Heinie" Huff.
ID Number:2014.49.Box22.Folder28.002
Date:1944
Image of James W. Ford at Communist Party convention, Seattle, May 6, 1944
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James W. Ford at Communist Party convention, Seattle, May 6, 1944

The 1944 Northwest district convention of the Communist party took place in Seattle in early May 1944. James W. Ford, national vice-chairman of the Communist Party, opened the convention, speaking at a rally at 1318 Eighth Avenue. Here, Ford poses in front of flags in a hall at the convention.
ID Number:2014.49.Box22.Folder28.003
Date:1944
Image of Dr. Ralph Bunche and others at Chamber of Commerce, Seattle, July 7, 1949
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Dr. Ralph Bunche and others at Chamber of Commerce, Seattle, July 7, 1949

Dr. Ralph Bunche was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work as a United Nations mediator in Palestine during the 1948 conflict between the Arabs and Jews. He was the first African American to receive the prize. Dr. Bunche (1904-1971) said mediators "should be biased against suspicion, intolerance, hate, religious and racial bigotry."This photo shows Bunche and others gathered…
ID Number:2014.49.010.010.0015
Date:1949
Image of Dr. Ralph Bunche and others greeting Governor Langlie, Seattle, July 7, 1949
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Dr. Ralph Bunche and others greeting Governor Langlie, Seattle, July 7, 1949

Dr. Ralph Bunche was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work as a United Nations mediator in Palestine during the 1948 conflict between the Arabs and Jews. He was the first African American to receive the prize. Dr. Bunche (1904-1971) said mediators "should be biased against suspicion, intolerance, hate, religious and racial bigotry."In this photo, ten gentlemen greet Washington…
ID Number:2014.49.010.010.0016
Date:1949
Image of Dr. Ralph Bunche and family on train platform, Seattle, July 7, 1949
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Dr. Ralph Bunche and family on train platform, Seattle, July 7, 1949

Dr. Ralph Bunche was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work as a United Nations mediator in Palestine during the 1948 conflict between the Arabs and Jews. He was the first African American to receive the prize. Dr. Bunche (1904-1971) said mediators "should be biased against suspicion, intolerance, hate, religious and racial bigotry."In this photo, Dr. Ralph Bunche and…
ID Number:2014.49.010.011.0017
Date:1949
Image of Dr. Ralph Bunche talking with Governor Langlie, Seattle, July 7, 1949
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Dr. Ralph Bunche talking with Governor Langlie, Seattle, July 7, 1949

Dr. Ralph Bunche was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work as a United Nations mediator in Palestine during the 1948 conflict between the Arabs and Jews. He was the first African American to receive the prize. Dr. Bunche (1904-1971) said mediators "should be biased against suspicion, intolerance, hate, religious and racial bigotry."In this photo, Dr. Ralph Bunche, left,…
ID Number:2014.49.010.011.0018
Date:1949
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