Sailors' Union of the Pacific Building - Revision history

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	''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library''		''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library''

			[[Image:Furuseth-monument-1941.jpg]]

			'''Another view of the same dedication ceremony in 1941.'''

			''Photo: San Francisco History Center, SF Public Library''

	Andrew Furuseth (1854-1938) was a Norwegian sailor who played a major role in strike activities, labor reform, and the [[Shanghaiing\|legal emancipation of the seaman]]. In 1886 he was Secretary of the Coast Seaman’s Union, and then Secretary-Treasurer of the [[Sailor's Union of the Pacific\|Sailors Union of the Pacific]] from 1891-1936. He was a key figure in the passage of the [[Red Record\|Seamen’s Act of 1915]], along with three other reforms that changed the lives of mariners.		Andrew Furuseth (1854-1938) was a Norwegian sailor who played a major role in strike activities, labor reform, and the [[Shanghaiing\|legal emancipation of the seaman]]. In 1886 he was Secretary of the Coast Seaman’s Union, and then Secretary-Treasurer of the [[Sailor's Union of the Pacific\|Sailors Union of the Pacific]] from 1891-1936. He was a key figure in the passage of the [[Red Record\|Seamen’s Act of 1915]], along with three other reforms that changed the lives of mariners.

Ccarlsson at 20:37, 31 August 2020

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	by Libby Ingalls		''by Libby Ingalls''

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	The Sailors' Union of the Pacific building was constructed in 1950, providing a permanent home for the maritime union founded in 1885.		The Sailors' Union of the Pacific building was constructed in 1950, providing a permanent home for the maritime union founded in 1885.
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	''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library''		''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library''

	Andrew Furuseth (1854-1938) was a Norwegian sailor who played a major role in strike activities, labor reform, and the legal emancipation of the seaman. In 1886 he was Secretary of the Coast Seaman’s Union, and then Secretary-Treasurer of the [[Sailor's Union of the Pacific\|Sailors Union of the Pacific]] from 1891-1936. He was a key figure in the passage of the Seamen’s Act of 1915, along with three other reforms that changed the lives of mariners.		Andrew Furuseth (1854-1938) was a Norwegian sailor who played a major role in strike activities, labor reform, and the [[Shanghaiing\|legal emancipation of the seaman]]. In 1886 he was Secretary of the Coast Seaman’s Union, and then Secretary-Treasurer of the [[Sailor's Union of the Pacific\|Sailors Union of the Pacific]] from 1891-1936. He was a key figure in the passage of the [[Red Record\|Seamen’s Act of 1915]], along with three other reforms that changed the lives of mariners.

	[[Image:Harry Lundeberg at the Sailors Union Of The Pacific headquarters June 16 1950 AAD-5686.jpg]]		[[Image:Harry Lundeberg at the Sailors Union Of The Pacific headquarters June 16 1950 AAD-5686.jpg]]

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	'''Andrew Furuseth, 1928.'''		'''Andrew Furuseth, 1928.'''

			''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library''

			[[Image:A large crowd gathering for the dedication of a statue of Andrew Furuseth Sept 1 1941 AAA-9300.jpg]]

			'''A large crowd gathered to dedicate the statue of Andrew Furuseth, Sept. 1, 1941. It has since been moved to the plaza in front of the SUP Building at First and Harrison.'''

	''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library''		''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library''

Lisaruth: put sailors' union photo bldg back in and added new information obtained from the SFPL History Center on reasons behind a change in location for the building.

2018-04-25T01:37:41Z

put sailors' union photo bldg back in and added new information obtained from the SFPL History Center on reasons behind a change in location for the building.

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	[[Image:Groundbreaking for SUP building 1947 AAD-5681.jpg]]		[[Image:Groundbreaking for SUP building 1947 AAD-5681.jpg]]

	'''Groundbreaking for the ~~SUP~~ building in 1947.'''		'''Groundbreaking for the Sailors' Union of the Pacific building at originally intended location, Fremont and Harrison, on September 30, 1947.'''

	''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library''		''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library''

			[[Image:Construction site of Sailors Union Of The Pacific headquarters at Fremont and Harrison streets sept 1947 AAD-5702.jpg]]

			'''Original construction site at Fremont and Harrison, September 1947, with Bay Bridge nearby.'''

			''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library''

			The above photos show the intended site and foundation being dug for the Sailors' Union Of The Pacific headquarters in 1947. By March 1948 construction was halted by a court order obtained by the state, whose Division of Highways wanted the location for test borings for the adjacent Bay Bridge. The Sailors' Union of the Pacific was forced to find a new site, which they did, at the corner of First and Harrison Streets, the present-day building location seen below.

	[[Image:SUP Bldg 1950 AAD-5684.jpg]]		[[Image:SUP Bldg 1950 AAD-5684.jpg]]

	'''Sailors' Union of the Pacific building at First and Harrison Streets, 1950.'''		'''Completed Sailors' Union of the Pacific building at First and Harrison Streets, 1950.'''

	''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library''		''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library''

Lisaruth: removed photo Image:Construction site of Sailors Union Of The Pacific headquarters at Fremont and Harrison streets sept 1947 AAD-5702.jpg Construction site at Fremont and Harrison, September 1947, with Bay Bridge nearby.Photo: SFPL

2018-04-05T01:33:31Z

removed photo Image:Construction site of Sailors Union Of The Pacific headquarters at Fremont and Harrison streets sept 1947 AAD-5702.jpg Construction site at Fremont and Harrison, September 1947, with Bay Bridge nearby.Photo: SFPL

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	'''Groundbreaking for the SUP building in 1947 ~~at Fremont and Harrison.'''~~		'''Groundbreaking for the SUP building in 1947.'''

	~~''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library''~~

	~~[[Image:Construction site of Sailors Union Of The Pacific headquarters at Fremont and Harrison streets sept 1947 AAD-5702.jpg]]~~

	~~'''Construction site at Fremont and Harrison, September 1947, with Bay Bridge nearby~~.'''

	''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library''		''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library''
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	[[Image:SUP Bldg 1950 AAD-5684.jpg]]		[[Image:SUP Bldg 1950 AAD-5684.jpg]]

	'''Sailors' Union of the Pacific building at ~~Fremont~~ and Harrison, 1950.'''		'''Sailors' Union of the Pacific building at First and Harrison Streets, 1950.'''

	''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library''		''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library''

Ccarlsson at 21:43, 3 August 2017

2017-08-03T21:43:24Z

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	''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library''		''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library''

	Andrew Furuseth (1854-1938) was a Norwegian sailor who played a major role in strike activities, labor reform, and the legal emancipation of the seaman. In 1886 he was Secretary of the Coast Seaman’s Union, and then Secretary-Treasurer of the Sailors Union of the Pacific from 1891-1936. He was a key figure in the passage of the Seamen’s Act of 1915, along with three other reforms that changed the lives of mariners.		Andrew Furuseth (1854-1938) was a Norwegian sailor who played a major role in strike activities, labor reform, and the legal emancipation of the seaman. In 1886 he was Secretary of the Coast Seaman’s Union, and then Secretary-Treasurer of the [[Sailor's Union of the Pacific\|Sailors Union of the Pacific]] from 1891-1936. He was a key figure in the passage of the Seamen’s Act of 1915, along with three other reforms that changed the lives of mariners.

	[[Image:Harry Lundeberg at the Sailors Union Of The Pacific headquarters June 16 1950 AAD-5686.jpg]]		[[Image:Harry Lundeberg at the Sailors Union Of The Pacific headquarters June 16 1950 AAD-5686.jpg]]

Ccarlsson: moved image from here

2017-08-03T21:41:59Z

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	Andrew Furuseth (1854-1938) was a Norwegian sailor who played a major role in strike activities, labor reform, and the legal emancipation of the seaman. In 1886 he was Secretary of the Coast Seaman’s Union, and then Secretary-Treasurer of the Sailors Union of the Pacific from 1891-1936. He was a key figure in the passage of the Seamen’s Act of 1915, along with three other reforms that changed the lives of mariners.		Andrew Furuseth (1854-1938) was a Norwegian sailor who played a major role in strike activities, labor reform, and the legal emancipation of the seaman. In 1886 he was Secretary of the Coast Seaman’s Union, and then Secretary-Treasurer of the Sailors Union of the Pacific from 1891-1936. He was a key figure in the passage of the Seamen’s Act of 1915, along with three other reforms that changed the lives of mariners.

	~~[[Image:Sailors-Union-of-the-Pacific-1880s.jpg\|720px]]~~

	~~'''Sailors Union of the Pacific building along the waterfront in the 1880s.'''~~

	~~''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library''~~

	[[Image:Harry Lundeberg at the Sailors Union Of The Pacific headquarters June 16 1950 AAD-5686.jpg]]		[[Image:Harry Lundeberg at the Sailors Union Of The Pacific headquarters June 16 1950 AAD-5686.jpg]]

Ccarlsson: added new photo

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	Andrew Furuseth (1854-1938) was a Norwegian sailor who played a major role in strike activities, labor reform, and the legal emancipation of the seaman. In 1886 he was Secretary of the Coast Seaman’s Union, and then Secretary-Treasurer of the Sailors Union of the Pacific from 1891-1936. He was a key figure in the passage of the Seamen’s Act of 1915, along with three other reforms that changed the lives of mariners.		Andrew Furuseth (1854-1938) was a Norwegian sailor who played a major role in strike activities, labor reform, and the legal emancipation of the seaman. In 1886 he was Secretary of the Coast Seaman’s Union, and then Secretary-Treasurer of the Sailors Union of the Pacific from 1891-1936. He was a key figure in the passage of the Seamen’s Act of 1915, along with three other reforms that changed the lives of mariners.

	[[Image:Sailors-Union-of-the-Pacific-1880s.jpg]]		[[Image:Sailors-Union-of-the-Pacific-1880s.jpg\|720px]]

	'''Sailors Union of the Pacific building along the waterfront in the 1880s.'''		'''Sailors Union of the Pacific building along the waterfront in the 1880s.'''

	''Photo: Library ~~of Congress~~''		''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library''

	[[Image:Harry Lundeberg at the Sailors Union Of The Pacific headquarters June 16 1950 AAD-5686.jpg]]		[[Image:Harry Lundeberg at the Sailors Union Of The Pacific headquarters June 16 1950 AAD-5686.jpg]]

Ccarlsson: added new photo

2012-12-31T03:12:11Z

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	Andrew Furuseth (1854-1938) was a Norwegian sailor who played a major role in strike activities, labor reform, and the legal emancipation of the seaman. In 1886 he was Secretary of the Coast Seaman’s Union, and then Secretary-Treasurer of the Sailors Union of the Pacific from 1891-1936. He was a key figure in the passage of the Seamen’s Act of 1915, along with three other reforms that changed the lives of mariners.		Andrew Furuseth (1854-1938) was a Norwegian sailor who played a major role in strike activities, labor reform, and the legal emancipation of the seaman. In 1886 he was Secretary of the Coast Seaman’s Union, and then Secretary-Treasurer of the Sailors Union of the Pacific from 1891-1936. He was a key figure in the passage of the Seamen’s Act of 1915, along with three other reforms that changed the lives of mariners.

			[[Image:Sailors-Union-of-the-Pacific-1880s.jpg]]

			'''Sailors Union of the Pacific building along the waterfront in the 1880s.'''

			''Photo: Library of Congress''

	[[Image:Harry Lundeberg at the Sailors Union Of The Pacific headquarters June 16 1950 AAD-5686.jpg]]		[[Image:Harry Lundeberg at the Sailors Union Of The Pacific headquarters June 16 1950 AAD-5686.jpg]]

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 by Libby Ingalls
-The Sailors' Union of the Pacific building was constructed in 1950, providing a permanent home for the maritime union founded in 1885.   Designed by San Francisco architect William Gladstone Merchant, the building is an Art Moderne classic, built of white stone and concrete.  At four stories tall, it has a soaring central hall, balconies shaped like parts of a ship, and interior porthole-style windows.  Two fine large models of square-rigged sailing ships decorate the lobby.
+The Sailors' Union of the Pacific building was constructed in 1950, providing a permanent home for the maritime union founded in 1885.
-The Dispatch Hall, or Hiring Hall, is a grand maritime-themed space on the main floor where the union matches sailors with jobs, following a protocol established by the union.   Wall cases display proclamations, awards and other memorabilia, while the walls hold photographs, paintings and commemorative prints, along with examples of sailors' folk arts.  The building also houses a library, required in all Sailors’ halls by the SUP Constitution, and a 2,000-seat auditorium.
+[[Image:Groundbreaking for SUP building 1947 AAD-5681.jpg]]
-The building serves also as a landmark of labor history, located near the site of the infamous "Battle of Rincon Hill" where strikers fought San Francisco police during the 1934 waterfront strike.
+'''Groundbreaking for the SUP building in 1947 at Fremont and Harrison.'''
-Outside are busts of two labor heroes:  Andrew Furuseth and Harry Lundeberg.   Andrew Furuseth (1854-1938) was a Norwegian sailor who played a major role in strike activities, labor reform, and the legal emancipation of the seaman.  In 1886 he was Secretary of the Coast Seaman’s Union, and then Secretary-Treasurer of the Sailors Union of the Pacific from 1891-1936.  He was a key figure in the passage of the Seamen’s Act of 1915, along with three other reforms that changed the lives of mariners.
+Outside are busts of two labor heroes: Andrew Furuseth and Harry Lundeberg.
-The other bust is of Harry Lundeberg (1901-1957) who led the SUP from 1936 until his death in 1957.  Also born in Norway, he came to prominence as head of the SUP Strike Committee in Seattle during the 1934 Maritime Strike.  In 1938 he became the founder and president of the Seafarers’ International Union of North America (SIU).
+The other bust is of Harry Lundeberg (1901-1957) who led the SUP from 1936 until his death in 1957. Also born in Norway, he came to prominence as head of the SUP Strike Committee in Seattle during the 1934 Maritime Strike. In 1938 he became the founder and president of the Seafarers’ International Union of North America (SIU).
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