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Catalog Number |
2007.079.5 |
Collection |
Onos-DiPhilippo Collection |
Object Name |
Newspaper |
Title |
The Yard Bird |
Summary |
The Yard Bird, April 17, 1942. Published by Local 50 Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America - C.I.O., 16 Monument Square, Portland, Maine. The Local 50 IUMSWA was a labor union affiliated with the CIO; the union was open to shipyard workers at both the East Yard and West Yard in South Portland. This early edition was published as more of a newsletter; subsequent editions took on a traditional newspaper format. Employee names mentioned: Fred Robinson Ed Monroe Lawrence Rolfe Roscoe Reynolds Linwood Pete Bailey |
Published Date |
1942 |
Published Place |
Portland, ME |
Search Terms |
Todd-Bath Iron Shipbuilding Corporation South Portland Shipbuilding Corporation Air Reduction Company, Inc. Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America Yard Bird (newspaper) |
Subjects |
Unions, Labor |
Physical Description |
2 pp., 8.5" x 14". One page, both sides. |