1908: Samuel Gompers, President of the American Federation of Labor

Samuel Gompers, President of the American Federation of Labor

Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, standing outside surrounded by a group of men.

Courtesy of the Chicago Historical Society.

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