Machinists Union Patriot Display for World War I at YWCA, c. 1918

Photograph

St. Joseph Museums

Machinists Union Patriot Display for World War I at YWCA, c. 1918

Name/Title

Machinists Union Patriot Display for World War I at YWCA, c. 1918

Entry/Object ID

P2014.7.5

Description

Machinists Union Patriot Display for World War I at YWCA. Photo of group of men in white shirts and hats, members of International Association of Machinists, No. 539, St. Joseph, Missouri. They are pictured on Jules Street along the south side of the YWCA, with the Francis St. Methodist Church in background. They are holding an American Flag and Union Banner. The men are surrounding a giant sign that says "Make the World Safe for Democracy We are now 225,000 Strong 80% of our Members Doing War Work Members of our International Bought $24,776,750 Worth of Liberty Bonds 20,862 of our Members in Army & Navy Edison Said the Outcome of the War Depended on the Machinists of America At the Nation's Service.

Made/Created

Studio

Busch Studio

Date made

1918

Place

City

St. Joseph

State/Province

Missouri

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

World War I, Liberty Bonds, Unions, Machinists, International Association of Machinists, No. 539, Y.W.C.A.

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Printsize: 9½" x 7½" on cardboard mat, 11¾" x 13½"

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Sep 3, 2014

Provenance

Notes

Donor's grandfather was William Katzman, who worked as a Machinist in St. Joseph, MO for the St. Joseph & Grand Island Railroad. These photos have been in her family.