Contributed by Maine Granite Industry Historical Society
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Description
The badge was worn by a member of the Granite Cutters' National Union, most likely someone who worked at the Mt. Waldo quarry in Frankfort.
The granite cutters organized in Maine starting in the 1870s and executed a successful strike in Hall Quarry in Mount Desert in 1903.
About This Item
- Title: Granite Cutters' National Union Badge, Frankfort, ca. 1900
- Creation Date: circa 1900
- Subject Date: circa 1900
- Location: Frankfort, Waldo County, ME
- Media: Metal and cloth
- Object Type: Physical Object
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- Badges
- Stone industry and trade--Maine
- Granite quarrying--Maine
- Granite Cutters' International Association of America
- Stone quarrying--Maine
- Granite Cutters' National Union of the United States of America
- Ribbons
- Hall Quarry (Mount Desert, Me.)
- Granite industry and trade--Maine
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Maine Granite Industry Historical Society62 Beech Hill Cross Road, Mount Desert, ME 04660
207-244-7299
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