VIS 139.204.01 Northwest Airline Strike

Northwest Airline Strike

Title Northwest Airline Strike
Photographer Unknown;
Description View of an unidentified Northwest Airline employee on strike in Atlanta, Georgia.
Geographic Location Atlanta (Ga.)
Subject Strikes--Georgia--Atlanta
Airline industry
Employees--Georgia--Atlanta
Laborers--Georgia--Atlanta
Men--1970-1980
Clothing & dress--1970-1980
Eyeglasses
Corporate Name Northwest Airlines
Date Original 1974 August
Date Digital 2006
Type 35 mm color transparency;
Digital Format JPEG
Catalogue Number VIS 139.204.01
Collection Central Atlanta Progress, Inc. Photographs
Related Collections MSS 591, Central Atlanta Progress Records, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center
Publisher Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center, 130 West Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta GA 30305
Rights This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S Code) Permission ofr use must be cleared through The Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
Notes Northwest Airlines was founded in 1916 as Northwest Airways. At the time it was an air mail carrier, but in 1927 it began to fly passengers as well. The company name was changed to Northwest Airlines in 1934 and it is currently based out of Egan, Minnesota.
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