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Identifier
20026548
Description
Loren E. Johnson of Fresno, California, participated in proceedings at the 16th annual convention of the Oil Workers International Union, Congress of Industrial Organizations (OWIU, CIO). He is the president of Local No. 356 of the organization. Mr. Johnson was present in 1917 at Bakersfield, California, when the first oil workers union was formed. The original union was known as the International Association of Oil Field, Gas Well and Refinery Workers of America. Mr. Johnson is standing against a wall, wearing a three-piece suit and eyeglasses.
Archival Date
1945-12-12
Collection Name
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Collection Number
AR406-6-372
Original Format
Negatives, Black & White
File Format
JPG
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Subjects
Portrait photographs
Names
Johnson, Loren E.; Oil Workers International Union; Congress of Industrial Organizations; International Association of Oil Field; Gas Well and Refinery Workers of America
Subjects
Portrait photographs