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Gelatin and silver print of Robert I. Aitken, Samuel Gompers Memorial, Sculptural Group, Bronze, 1933, Location of sculpture group: Massachusetts Avenue and 10th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.

Photograph by Slugo M. Gagarin. 199_? c.e.

Samuel Gompers (1850–1924) was founder and president of the American Federation of Labor. His autobiography, Seventy Years of Life and Labor, records the rise of early American Labor Unions.

==An Semi-Private Hiding Place==

<blockquote>In 1951, the small triangle of land on which the statue is located was named Gompers Square. Children are often seen playing in this 16-foot-high memorial. In the 1940s a trio of thieves discovered a trapdoor to the hollow interior, which they used as a hideout and cache for their booty. '''—James M. Goode''', ''The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C.; A Comprehensive Historical Guide''', Smithsonian, 1974.</blockquote>

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