Thornton (Nate) photograph collection, undated

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Title:: Nate Thornton photograph collection
Dates:: undated
Creators:: Thornton, Nate, 1915-2011 and Bermack, Richard
Abstract:: Contains five photographs belonging to activist Nate Thornton, a volunteer for the International Brigades assisting the Popular Front during the Spanish Civil War, and an active member of the Bay Area Post of the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade.
Extent:: 0.25 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language:: Languages represented in the collection: English.
Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Nate Thornton Photograph Collection, larc.pho.0081, Labor Archives and Research Center, San Francisco State University.

Scope and content:: Contains five photographs belonging to activist Nate Thornton. These are: 1. Portrait of Thornton taken by Richard Bermack 2. Group of members of the Bay Area Post of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade (some members identified on verso) 3. Harry Bridges with unidentified man 4. Ray McGrath, Esther "Hon" Brown, and Dave Smith in Victoria, British Columbia 4. Father Vitale, Martin Sheen and unidentified man.
Biographical / historical:: Nate Thornton was a volunteer for the International Brigades assisting the Popular Front during the Spanish Civil War, and an active member of the Bay Area Post of the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade. Thornton, a carpenter by trade, was also a member of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and an activist with School of Americas Watch.
Acquisition information:: Donated by Corine Thornton, 2013 (2013.014).
Physical location:: Collection available on site.
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects:: Political activists -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area.
Photographs.
Names:: Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid prepared by Wendy Welker.
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-05-04 15:39:11 +0000 .

Access and use

Restrictions:: Collection is open for research.
Terms of access:: Copyright has not been assigned to the Labor Archives Research Center. Photographs are for research purposes only.

Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Nate Thornton Photograph Collection, larc.pho.0081, Labor Archives and Research Center, San Francisco State University.

Location of this collection:: San Francisco State University, Labor Archives and Research Center

J. Paul Leonard Library, Room 460

1630 Holloway Ave

San Francisco, CA 94132-1722, US