- Collection:
- Southern Labor Archives
- Title:
- Unemployed worker holds protest sign against Georgia Power Company
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia State University Library
- Date of Original:
- 1900/2021
- Subject:
- Industrial accidents
Electrical injuries
Electric industry workers
Electric industry workers--Labor unions
Amputees
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Local 84 (Atlanta, Ga.)
Georgia Power Company - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, 33.79025, -84.46702
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798 - Medium:
- photographic prints
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- A former employee of Georgia Power Company holds a sign protesting the business. His arm was amputated following an on the job accident, after which he was discharged from Georgia Power. The text on his sign reads, "To the public: Georgia Power Co. is UNFAIR to Linemen disabled on the job. Out of 5,000 jobs there are none for me. With 13 years of service, I was discharged because of disability, my arm had to be amputated because of electrical shock while working."
- Metadata URL:
- http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/labor/id/3004
- IIIF manifest:
- https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/iiif/2/labor:3004/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).
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: L1984-23_005, Labor Photographs, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 84 Records [folder 7 of 8], International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 84 (Atlanta, Ga.), records, L1986-21, Southern Labor Archives. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University, Atlanta.
- Original Collection:
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 84 (Atlanta, Ga.) records
Southern Labor Archives - Holding Institution:
- Georgia State University. Special Collections
- Rights:
-
