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"Samuel Gompers (January 27, 1850 – December 13, 1924) was an English-born, American labor union leader and a key figure in American labor history." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Gompers see also www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/6830335873/

B-59: Thanks. We will add your additional information on Gompers to both descriptions next time we update.

Labor leader Samuel Gompers. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Gompers

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This is at City Hall during hearings of the Walsh Commission on Industrial Relations.

One of at least 20 pictures from the January, 1915 hearings of The Commission on Industrial Relations (Walsh Commission) www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/tags/walshcommi...

Had I been there, I would have been waiting breathlessly for him to wiggle in that chair a little and made that back leg fall off the stand.

Cool shot

Rakish dudes

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Hayes_(unionist) Frank J. Hayes (1882 - June 10, 1948) was a miner and president of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) from 1917 to 1920. In late 1914, Hayes was vice-president and Doyle was secretary-treasurer of District 15 of the United Mine Workers of America. See, for example, books.google.com/books?id=x-geAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA6936

NYT of Jan 29, 1915 query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9B04E2DA1538E633A... indicates that these three were in town to give testimony to the "Walsh Commission" on Industrial Relations. They also met with John D. Rockefeller Jr. Frank J. Hayes, Edward L. Doyle, and James Lord. Lord was head of the mining department of the American Federation of Labor.

Lovely Candid Shots of Powerful Men in 1900s