Sept. 6, 1937: About 50,000 Los Angeles-area workers march in the annual Labor Day parade on Spring Street in a photo taken from Los Angeles City Hall. The parade contained more than 50 floats and 23 bands. The Times Building is on the left and State Building on right. This photo was published in the Sept. 7, 1937, Los AngelesTimes.
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Sept. 7, 1936: 35,000 workers march in the Labor Day parade on Broadway. This photo was published in the Sept. 8, 1936, Los Angeles Times.
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Sept. 5, 1938: The American Federation of Musicians float in the Labor Day parade. An estimated 70,000 people marched in the parade. This photo was published in the Sept. 6, 1938, Los Angeles Times.
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Sept. 4, 1939: A majorette leads a band at 7th and Broadway during annual Labor Day parade. This photo was published in the Sept. 5, 1939, Los Angeles and also was posted on this blog for Labor Day, 2011.
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Sept. 1, 1941: Letter carriers and postal clerks had both marching units and a float in the Labor Day parade. The Times estimated that 150,000 marched in the parade that took six hours to pass the reviewing stand at Los Angeles City Hall. This photo was published in the Sept. 2, 1941, Los Angeles Times.
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Sep7. 7, 1942: Members of the Meat Cutters Union, Local No. 421, line up at the door of Blood Bank during Labor Day. In 1942, the Times reported that Labor Day was celebrated by the launching of eight ships in Los Angeles shipyards. This photo was published in the Sept. 8, 1942, Los Angeles Times.
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Sept. 6, 1943: World War II Labor Day "parade" consisted of workers at Los Angeles Shipbuilding & Drydock Corp. in San Pedro heading to lunch. This photo was published in the Sept. 7, 1943, Los Angeles Times.
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Sept. 4, 1944: California State Guard troopers demonstrate their training during El Monte's Labor Day parade. The parade was followed by a rodeo. This photo was published in the Sept. 5, 1944, Los Angeles Times.
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Sept. 2, 1946: On the Labor Day parade reviewing stand at Los Angeles City Hall are left to right, W. J. Bassett, secretary-treasurer of Central Labor Council; Dist. Atty. Fred Howser, D. D. McClurg, grand marshal of A.F.L. parade, and Sheriff Eugene Biscailuz. This photo was published in the Sept. 3, 1946, Los Angeles Times.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Phil Bath / Los Angeles Times
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Sept. 1, 1947: The longshoremen are one of the largest groups in the C.I.O. Labor Day parade proceeding down Broadway. In separate parades, the A.F.L. had about 45, 000 marching, the C.I.O. had 40,000.
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Sept. 6, 1948: The American Federation of Labor color guard leads the Labor Day parade on Spring Street in front of Los Angeles City Hall.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Phil Bath / Los Angeles Times
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