Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
Lincoln Fairley, Circa 1980's |
Type of Object |
Print, Photographic |
Object ID |
2019.001.260 |
Collection |
Photographs |
Description |
Lincoln Fairley 1903-1989, sitting on a wooden swinging bench, presumably while on a hike. Fairley grew up in Brooklyn, New York and lived in San Francisco since 1946. He moved here from Washington to become reseach director for the Internatial Longshoreman's and Warehousemen's Union in San Francisco, a position he held for over 20 years. He was married, with 3 sons and grandsons. He attended Amherst and Harvard Colleges as an undergraduate and took a Ph.D. in economics at Harvard. He spent his life in research and study of labor relations, as a college teacher, federal government researcher, Congressional committee staff member and labor arbitrator. He is the author of Facing Mechanization: The West Cost Plan (1979) and Mt. Tamalpais: A History (considered to the best book written on this landmark). In his retirement he enjoyed hiking in Marin and sailing small boats (his hobbby since he was 6). He died on July 7th, 1989 at the age of 86. |
Physical Description |
1 photographic print, color, 3.5"x 5" |
Date Created |
Circa 1980's |
Year Range from |
1979 |
Year Range to |
1989 |
Creator (Artist/Author/Photographer) |
unknown |
Search Terms |
Authors Fairley, Lincoln Hiking Mt. Tamalpais Portraits Researcher Sailing |
Accession number |
2019.001 |
Copyright |
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