Name/Title
Vote For Joe Sparks Election SignEntry/Object ID
MW.0211Description
Handmade election sign for Joe Sparks, white-painted OSB board with stenciled letters and icon of crossed pickaxe and shovel.Context
UMWA's District 29 offices were in Beckley, West Virginia. Dist.29 was cleaved from Dist.17 in the 1930s, and eliminated in 1996, leaving most of West Virginia under Districts 17 and 31.Collection
Fred Barkey Collection, UMWA CollectionInscription/Signature/Marks
Location
front of signTranscription
UMWA
VOTE FOR
JOE SPARKS
DIST. 29
PRESIDENTMaterials
Material
WoodMaterial Notes
OSB (Oriented Strand Board), a type of plywood
