AFL Vice President Matthew Woll talking to New York Governor Averell Harriman. Left: National Maritime Union President Joseph Curran. AFL-CIO Merger Convention. New York City. 1955.	Collection for Kohler strike. AFL-CIO Merger Convention. New York City. 1955.
Only picket line held on an escalator: Transport Workers Union convention delegates protest Pennsylvania Railroad working conditions. First picket in foreground is TWU president Michael J. Quill; directly behind him is Matthew Guinan. New York City. 1955.	George Meany and Walter Reuther bring down the gavel together at AFL-CIO Merger Convention. New York City. 1955.

Kohler strikers choral group response to generosity of AFL-CIO delegates. AFL-CIO Merger Convention. New York City. 1955.