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Related Historical Markers
— First Blood, and Harry Bridges Memorial.
By Craig Baker, August 15, 2021
First Blood Marker
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
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This memorial plaque commemorates the
early struggle of West Coast Longshoremen to establish hours, wages, and
working conditions. It specifically recalls
the day, May 15, 1934, when fighting broke
out on the waterfront near this . . . — — Map (db m180230) HM |
| | Panel 1:
Harry Bridges
1901 – 1990
Founder of the ILWU
Panel 2:
Harry Bridges was an Australian seaman who came ashore and started longshoring in San Francisco in 1922. Unsafe working conditions, corrupt hiring . . . — — Map (db m72148) HM |
May. 7, 2024