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- Description:
- Floyd Loew, waiter and strike organizer, describes an altercation between the Waiters and Waitresses Union and members of the German American Bund when they tried to hire waitresses without going through the union. Loew also talks about how the union organized the hotels and convention halls in Detroit, strikes, sit-downs, and other labor actions, and integrating the union and organizing Black waiters and cooks as a way to prevent them from being used as scabs.
- Date Issued:
- 1980-09-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Notes:
- Large banquet hall with men and women seated at tables with flowers and candles.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Business Scenes. Interior view of unidentified lunch counter with male diners, two waitresses, and cook. Also visible are glass pie case, chrome-lined countertop, chrome light fixtures, overhead fluorescent lights, and diner-style dishware. Client: General Gas Light Company, 202 N. Park, Kalamazoo, MI. (Photographic Negative)
- Date Created:
- 1949-05-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- 2 photos in event - 3767
- Notes:
- Banquet table of men and women in formal attire. Waitresses in uniform in the back of the room.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Dining room in a hotel, with the hostesses by the urns and two waitresses in uniform.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Group portrait of the serving staff from the Colony Restaurant located at 209 Monroe Ave.
- Date Created:
- 1946-12-12T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Jane discusses working as a waitress in the Saugatuck Douglas area at the Frosted Mug and, later, the Red Wood. She discusses her relationship with the restaurants' owners and the atmosphere of working as a server at that time
- Date Created:
- 2018-07-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Collection:
- Stories of Summer (Common Heritage project)
- Notes:
- The Dutch Room restaurant located in the Rowe Hotel at the corner of Monroe and Bridge in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The room had a lovely Dutch-themed mural.
- Date Created:
- 1938-07-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Interior view of the Cody Hamburg Shop, located at 10 West Fulton, Grand Rapids. Shows a waitress writing up a customer's bill. Signage shows prices for cheeseburgers, eggs and toasts, etc.
- Date Created:
- 1944-04-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Description:
- Floyd Loew, waiter and strike organizer, describes an altercation between the Waiters and Waitresses Union and members of the German American Bund when they tried to hire waitresses without going through the union. Loew also talks about how the union organized the hotels and convention halls in Detroit, strikes, sit-downs, and other labor actions, and integrating the union and organizing Black waiters and cooks as a way to prevent them from being used as scabs.
- Date Issued:
- 1980-09-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
