American Federation of Labor, 1973

ID: 28

This file appears in: American Federation of Labor: From 1916 to 1946, this was the home of the labor movement in America.

Credit: NPS

This file appears in: American Federation of Labor: From 1916 to 1946, this was the home of the labor movement in America.

American Federation of Labor: From 1916 to 1946, this was the home of the labor movement in America.

By The DC Historic Sites team

For 40 years, this building served as the headquarters of the pioneering labor organization the American Federation of Labor, which was founded in 1881 and led by Samuel Gompers. The American…