Bootblacks Union

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Title Bootblacks Union
Collection Mss C 275; Shipler Commercial Photographers Collection
Photo Number Shipler #03066
Creator Shipler Commercial Photographers; Shipler, Harry
Publisher Utah State Historical Society; Funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
Date of Photograph 2 September 1907
Date 1907-09-02
Subject Children in popular culture; Trade-unions; Public buildings
Spatial Coverage Utah; Salt Lake County; Salt Lake City
Historic Address Between 400 and 500 South, Between State Street and 200 East
Current Address 451 South State Street
Historic Place Name Salt Lake City and County Building; Washington Square
Description Image shows a group of boys posing for a photograph. Their banner says "Salt Lake Union Boot Blacks, Local Union No. 6, Organized August 10th, 1906." The boy on the bottom row (second from left) holds a dog with a sign which says, "Troubles, the Boot Blacks mascot, he's better than a scab."
Rights Management Digital Image © 2001 Utah State Historical Society. All Rights Reserved.
Holding Institution Utah State Historical Society
Relation Shipler Commercial Photographers, Series 1
File Name 39222000600895
Source Format Glass Plate Negative
Source Size 10 inches x 8 inches
Source Physical Description Good condition.
Source Donors Shipler, William H.
Source Donation Date 1988
Type Image
Format image/jpeg
Resolution TIFF: 800 ppi
Bit Depth 8-bit grayscale
Dimensions JPEG: 700 x 556 pixels
Scanning Device Creo-Scitex Jazz+ Flatbed Scanner
Date Digital 2001-11-14
Scanned By Digital Technologies, Marriott Library, University of Utah
Collection Information http://heritage.utah.gov/apps/history/findaids/C00275/c0275.xml
ARK ark:/87278/s6wh31gk
Setname dha_scp
ID 523808
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6wh31gk
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