"banner, National Union of Railwaymen, Manchester and District Council" [NBS I/D 323]

Catalogue Number
NBS I/D 323

Object Name
banner

Title
NATIONAL UNION OF RAILWAYMEN MANCHESTER & DISTRICT COUNCIL ALL MEN ARE BRETHREN UNITY IS STRENGTH

Place
Manchester & Lancashire & England & UK

People
workers: railway workers: railwaymen

Date
1914?

Creator(s)
NBS National Museum of Labour HistoryNBS National Museum of Labour HistoryGeorge Kenning & Son (Manufacturer)

Description
Images on Front
Yes


Images on Back
Yes


Notes
Images on front: two railwaymen standing on a railway platform. Images on back: central panel divided into three by gilded ornament. Left to right: union official at members sick bed?; a female statue figure pointing a sword to the sky; a union official offering financial aid to a widow. Image: Copyright & courtesy of National Museum of Labour History. Copying of images is strictly prohibited.


It is likely that this banner was made soon after amalgamation in 1913, as Manchester would have beeen a large branch it did not have to wait until the main growth in NUR banners between 1917 to 1921 relating to wartime growth and temporary nationalisation. That makes it quite rare.

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