The Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers of America Pin

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The Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers of America was organized at Baltimore, Maryland, in 1887, and incorporated in December, 1894, with its general offices located at Lafayette, Indiana. Local unions belonged to District Councils. By 1913 the Brotherhood was affiliated with the American Federation of Labor but resisted all advances and intrusions of the rival Congress of Industrial Organizations until the AFL and the CIO merged in 1955. There are a few Unions that can trace its roots to the BPDPA,
including the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades
Lot # 188