- Date:
- 1915
- Original Format:
- Photographic Print
- Item#:
- 1910.0221
Samuel Gompers (1850-1924)
Samuel Gompers is shown here on the platform at the Federal Commission on Industrial relations in New York City. Gompers was a British-born American labor leader who as president of the American Federation of Labor from 1886-1924, except for 1895. He won higher wages, shorter hours, and greater freedom for union members.