More than 800 delegates, representing nearly eight million trade unionists, assembled in the Floral Hall, Southport, today, for the opening of the 79th Trade Union Congress, under the Chairmanship of Mr G.W.Thompson, Association of engineering and shipbuilding draughtsmen. Picture shows: Two American representatives who were attending the Congress Mr George Richardson (left) and Mr Arnold S. Zander (centre) chat with Mr Harold Vincent Tewson, CBE, MC, Secretary of the TUC, Mr Richardson and Mr Zander are fraternal delegates from the American Federation of Labour. 2 September 1947