Local Constitution, Title, Powers and Government of the Harness, Saddle, Collar, and Whip Makers’ Union of San Francisco
San Francisco: Hayes Valley Advertiser Print, 1888.
First Edition. Cover title: Constitution and By-Laws of the Harness, Saddle, Collar, and Whip Makers’ Union of the Pacific Coast; Also Rules and Regulations of the H.,S.,C and W. M.s’ Beneficial Association, Organized April 1, 1881. 4 x 6 inches, 96 pp, in original printed wrappers. A few small tears, minor foxing; very good. “To rescue our trade from the condition to which it has fallen, and to raise ourselves to that condition in society to which we as mechanics are justly entitles, and to place ourselves on a foundation sufficiently strong to secure us from further encroachments, and to elevate the moral, social, and intellectual condition that every operative in the country should be in, is the object of our organization….” One copy located in OCLC (Bancroft).
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