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Badge, United Mine Workers of America, 1911
The eighth annual convention of the United Mine Workers of America was held in Seattle on August 7, 1911. The union's primary goals were to improve mine safety, abolish the oppressive company store system, and secure collective bargaining power.
ID Number: 1978.6640.6
Date: 1911
Physical Description: 1 Badge, Membership; metal, silk; 5 in.H x 2 in.W
Credit: MOHAI, 1978.6640.6
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