National Maritime Union headquarters in New York City – Vintage Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: National Maritime Union headquarters in New York City, preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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National Maritime Union headquarters in New York City
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The National Maritime Union, a union of merchant seamen, ran its headquarters in New York City, the country's busiest port during the middle decades of the twentieth century. Photographs of its hall from the 1950s typically show men gathered for shipping calls, dues business, and union meetings, the routine of a trade where a man's next job depended on who was at the hall that day. The NMU was founded in 1937 and grew into one of the largest maritime unions in the country, so the building served as a working center for thousands of sailors rather than a showpiece. The Library of Congress dates this print only to the 1950s, leaving the exact moment open.
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
|---|---|
| Notes | [between 1950 and 1960 1960] |
| Subjects | National Maritime Union of America--People--New York (State)--New York--1950-1960. Sailors--American--1950-1960. Men--Employment--New York (State)--New York--1950-1960. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,259 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-184210 |
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