Galveston (Texas) Screwmen's Benevolent Association Records, 1866-1922

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Galveston (Texas) Screwmen's Benevolent Association Records, 1866-1922

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Records of the Galveston Screwmen's Benevolent Association, a trade union of specialized longshoremen who, with the aid of screwjacks, stowed and packed the bulky cotton bales into the holds of ships before the use of the power cotton compress.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8146963

University of Texas Libraries

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