Laborfest: The Arm & Hammer Emblem & Labor Icons

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Date:

Sunday, July 19, 2009

Time:

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Event Type:

Teach-In

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Location Details:

Labor Archives and Research Center of San Francisco State University, 480 Winston Dr. San Francisco (M train to Stonestown Shopping Center, Buses 17, 18, 28, 29, 88)

Emblem of an Emblem: The Arm & Hammer
Presentation by Kim Munson. How did the arm and hammer end up on all those baking soda boxes? Art Historian Kim Munson shares her investigation of the origins of the arm & hammer from Greco-Roman myth and its role as an early union labor icon to its current usage as the Socialist Labor Party emblem and baking soda trademark. Free event.
Hosted by the Labor Archives and Research Center
Contact: larc [at] sfsu.edu Phone: 415-564-4010
See also:
http://www.library.sfsu.edu/about/depts/larc.php
http://kmunson-mac.blogspot.com/
http://www.laborfest.net/2009schedule.htm

For more information: http://www.laborfest.net/2009schedule.htm

Added to the calendar on Sat, Jun 20, 2009 9:07AM

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