- Collection:
- Eastern Air Lines Collection
- Title:
- Eddie Rickenbacker with Dade County officials at groundbreaking ceremony for Eastern Air Lines Jet Overhaul Base, circa 1960s
- Creator:
- International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
- Publisher:
- Georgia State University Library
- Date of Original:
- 1961-12-15
- Subject:
- Aeronautics, Commercial
Eastern Air Lines - People:
- Rickenbacker, Eddie, 1890-1973
- Location:
- United States, Florida, Miami-Dade County, Miami, 25.77427, -80.19366
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- Left to right (Dade County Commission and Port Authority members): Walter Weiss, Harold Spaet, Charles Hall, Eddie Rickenbacker, Robert Haverfield, Alexander Gordon, James Allen, Joseph Boyd. Filed under: Miami's Big Roost.
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Photograph Collection largely consists of black and white 8x10" photographs which were used in the union's publications, the ""Machinists Monthly Journal"" and later, the ""Machinist."" The Photograph Collection includes the following IAMAW-related subject matter: Locals, Districts, Officers, Anniversaries, Conventions, Conferences, Ladies Auxiliary, strikes, the Machinists Non-Partisan Political League, and Machinists at work on trains, tanks, aircraft, missiles, etc. Additional subject matter includes the AFL-CIO, other unions, union/labor leaders, world leaders, political figures, religious leaders, current events, and celebrities. Of note are extensive files on Gerald Ford, Hubert Humphrey, missile construction, the Convair Corporation, the Machinists Non-Partisan Political League, and the Ladies Auxiliary.
The United Machinists and Mechanical Engineers of America was founded in 1888. In 1889, the name changed to the National Association of Machinists. Two years later, it became known as the International Association of Machinists and in 1965, this was changed to the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. - Metadata URL:
- http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/eastern/id/32503
- IIIF manifest:
- https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/iiif/2/eastern:32503/manifest.json
- Additional Rights Information:
- This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
L1985-13_085_017_023, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Photograph Collection, Archives of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University. - Original Collection:
- https://archivesspace.library.gsu.edu/repositories/2/resources/405
Archives of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Photograph Collection - Holding Institution:
- Georgia State University. Special Collections
- Rights:
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