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National Amalgamated Sailor's and Fireman's Union of Great Britain and Ireland.
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| National Amalgamated Sailor's and Fireman's Union of Great Britain and Ireland. |
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| © National Maritime Museum, London |
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| Repro ID: H0381 |
| Description: The National Union of Seamen was founded in 1893 as the National Sailors and Firemen's Union, the successor to the National Amalgamated Sailors and Firemen's Union of Great Britain and Ireland, founded in 1887 on the initiative of J.H. Wilson. The photograph was taken during the seaman's strike in 1911. In 1922 a cooks and stewards' section was formed and the Hull Seamen's Union, the oldest and strongest of the local societies, was absorbed. The title of National Union of Seamen was adopted in 1926. |
| Creator: Unknown |
| Date: 1911 |
| Credit line: National Maritime Museum, London | |
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