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Industrial Workers of the World photograph collection, approximately 1910-1949
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Industrial Workers of the World photograph collection
- Dates
- approximately 1910-1949 (inclusive)19101940
- Quantity
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122 photographic prints (2 boxes, 1 folder) ; sizes vary
2 negatives - Collection Number
- PH0922
- Summary
- Activities of the Industrial Workers of the World including protests and people killed while protesting
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Entire collection can be viewed on the Libraries' Digital Collections website. Access to original photographs is restricted. Contact Special Collections for further information.
- Languages
- English
Historical BackgroundReturn to Top
The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) was a radical labor organization founded in Chicago in 1905 that was most active between the turn of the century and the 1930s. The Wobblies, as they were known, believed there must be radical changes in American capitalism to improve the oppressive conditions that workers faced, including an overthrow of the employing class. Many IWW members believed in socialist or communist ideology and some advocated whatever means necessary to effect change, including sabotage and violence. The Seattle chapter of the IWW was also founded in 1905 and contributed to the city’s reputation as a hotbed of labor radicalism. The local office showed a keen interest in labor and Wobbly-related activities across the nation, but most of its activities focused on organizing labor within the state. The Wobblies experienced a decline in popularity beginning during World War II, and the decline continued due to the anti-Communist sentiment of post-war America. As it was no longer able to function effectively, the Seattle IWW office closed in 1965. However, the national IWW is still active today.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection contains photographs and photographic postcards that pertain to the members and activities of the IWW, including meetings, strikes, rallies, raids and funerals. This collection also includes photographs of IWW-related buildings such as union halls. Photographs of people depict leaders, organizers and other IWW affiliates. Photographs of IWW documents show signage, fliers and newspaper articles pertinent to the IWW.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Alternative Forms Available
View the digital version of the collection
Restrictions on Use
Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
Donor: IWW Seattle Office, May 18, 1965.
Processing Note
Processed by Erin Berg and Senteara Orwig; processing completed in 2012.
Photos transferred from IWW Seattle Joint Branches Records, Mss. Acc. No. 0544-001, circa 1960s; photos transferred from Social Issues files, 2011.
Separated Materials
Material Described Separately:Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
SERIES I: EVENTS & ACTIVITIES, 1910s-1959Return to Top
These photographs primarily depict IWW strikes, rallies and funerals that occurred chiefly in the western United States, particularly Washington state. Many of the photographs document the bodies of IWW members who were killed and their subsequent funerals. The photographs, particularly those showing corpses and police brutality, were likely used or intended to be used in IWW publications and propaganda.
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Subseries A: San Diego Free Speech Rally, San Diego,
California The San Diego Free Speech Rally began in February 1912, when an
ordinance went into effect, which banned public speaking in an area
encompassing 49-square blocks of downtown San Diego, including “soapbox row.”
As many as 5,000 Wobblies gathered to protest at the corner of 5th & E
streets, leading to enough arrests to successfully over-crowd the local jails.
By fall of 1912, private vigilantes drove the Wobblies out of town via
terrorization.
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/1 | 1 | 1912 | |
1/1 | 2 | 1912 | |
1/1 | 3 |
Photographic postcard of police
spraying crowd with water Written on verso: Photo from second floor of Hotel Richmond
about 12:30 P.M.
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March 10, 1912 |
1/1 | 4 |
Photographic postcard of crowd being
sprayed with water in front of police court building and new city jail at 732
Second Street Written on verso: 5000 people being moved a la Aquatic route +
never mind - Spreckles has lot of water - on the brain!
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1912 |
1/1 | 5 |
Photographic postcard of 4 men
standing in front of building Tom Walsh, San Diego, CA (photographer)
Written on verso: Left to right ? - Jack Law, Jack Whyte,
Stanley Gue
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1912 |
Subseries B: Lawrence Textile Strike Trial, Lawrence,
Massachusetts On January 1, 1912, a new law went into effect in Massachusetts,
reducing the maximum number of hours in a work week from 56 to 54. Employers
retaliated by reducing pay to match the reduction in hours. Joseph Ettor of the
IWW and Arturo Giovanitti of the Italian Socialist Federation and Socialist
Party of America, were both organizers of the Lawrence Textile Strike of over
20,000 workers. In September of 1912, Ettor and Giovanitti were tried and
acquitted for the murder of one of the strikers, who was most likely killed by
local police.
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/2 | 6 | September 1912 | |
Subseries C: Everett Massacre, Everett,
Washington The Everett Massacre occurred on November 5, 1916. 300 Seattle
IWW workers boarded two ships headed for Everett, where they planned to give a
public demonstration. When the first ship arrived at the dock, 200 citizen
deputies were waiting to stop the Wobblies from demonstrating. Shooting broke
out between the two parties, leaving at least 5 Wobblies and 2 sheriffs dead,
as well as 47 other participants wounded.
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Sub-subseries A: Victims |
November 5, 1916 | ||
Box/Folder | item | ||
1/3 | 7 |
Photographic postcard of Felix
Baran in morgue Printed on verso: Died for Free Speech!! The Everett
Massacre, Bloody Sunday, Nov. 5, 1916. Send help to: Box 1878, Seattle,
Wash.
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November 5, 1916 |
1/3 | 8 |
Photographic postcard of Hugo
Gerlot in morgue Printed on verso: Died for Free Speech!! The Everett
Massacre, Bloody Sunday, Nov. 5, 1916. Send help to: Box 1878, Seattle,
Wash.
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November 5, 1916 |
1/3 | 9 |
Photographic postcard of John
Looney in morgue Printed on verso: Died for Free Speech!! The Everett
Massacre, Bloody Sunday, Nov. 5, 1916. Send help to: Box 1878, Seattle,
Wash.
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November 5, 1916 |
1/3 | 10 |
Photographic postcard of Abraham
Rabinowitz in morgue Printed on verso: Died for Free Speech!! The Everett
Massacre, Bloody Sunday, Nov. 5, 1916. Send help to: Box 1878, Seattle,
Wash.
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November 5, 1916 |
1/3 | 11 |
Photographic postcard of John
Looney, Hugo Gerlot, Felix Baran and Abraham Rabinowitz in morgue Printed on verso: Died for Free Speech!! The Everett
Massacre, Bloody Sunday, Nov. 5, 1916. Send help to: Box 1878, Seattle,
Wash.
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November 5, 1916 |
1/3 | 12 |
Printed postcard of John Looney,
Hugo Gerlot, Felix Baran and Abraham Rabinowitz in morgue Printed on verso: Died for Free Speech!! The Everett
Massacre, Bloody Sunday, Nov. 5, 1916. Send help to: Box 1878, Seattle,
Wash.
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November 5, 1916 |
1/3 | 13 |
Photographic postcard of Gus
Johnson in casket Printed on verso: Died for Free Speech!! The Everett
Massacre, Bloody Sunday, Nov. 5, 1916. Send help to: Box 1878, Seattle,
Wash.
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November 5, 1916 |
1/3 | 14 | November 5, 1916 | |
Sub-subseries B: Funeral of Felix Baran, Hugo Gerlot and John
Looney |
November 18, 1916 | ||
Box/Folder | item | ||
1/4 | 15 | November 18, 1916 | |
1/4 | 16 | November 18, 1916 | |
1/4 | 17 | November 18, 1916 | |
1/4 | 18-19 | November 18, 1916 | |
Subseries D: Free Speech Fight, Sacramento, California |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/4 | 19a |
Men standing near Sacramento County
Jail Printed on front: Silent Defenders.
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circa 1918 |
Subseries E: Seattle General Strike, Seattle, Washington The Seattle General Strike was a joint effort by several local
unions, including the IWW. 65,000 workers walked out of work from February 6,
1919 to February 11, 1919, in a protest against World War I wage controls. 39
Wobblies were arrested. Although the strikers succeeded in nationally
publicizing their grievances, the strike was ultimately called off by senior
union leaders.
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/5 | 20 | February 1919 | |
1/5 | 21 | February 1919 | |
Subseries F: IWW Picnic, Seattle, Washington |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/6 | 22 |
Large group of IWW members at picnic,
Seattle, Washington A banner hanging above the group with a picture of a man in
jail says:Remember!We're in For You. Will you
out there remember us? Liberty Bonds, War Saving Stamps and cash from $5.00 and
up accepted here as loan for bail of Class War Prisoners--All Together-All for
One and One For All.
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July 20, 1919 |
Subseries G: Raid on New York office and prosecutions of IWW
members Nation-wide raids were carried out on IWW offices between 1919
and 1922 to try to suppress the activities of the IWW. There was also
increasing violence directed toward the IWW members and the government used the
IWW anti-war sentiment to turn public opinion against the IWW.
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/7 | 23 | November 15, 1919 | |
1/8 | 24 |
Seven of the original ten Centralia
Tragedy defendants A. C. Girard, Aberdeen, WA (photographer)
The Centralia Tragedy occurred on November 11, 1919, when the
IWW Hall in Centralia, Washington was attacked during the Armistice Day parade.
The attackers, mostly members of the American Legion, broke down the windows
and doors. In retaliation, IWW members killed and injured several of the
attackers. Ten IWW members were put on trial for murder.
Back row - left to right: Bert Bland, John Lamb, Britt Smith,
James McInerhey; Front row - left to right: O.C. Bland, Roy Becker, Eugene
Barnett
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1921 |
1/9 | 25 |
IWW prisoners just before
surrendering at federal penitentiary, Leavenworth, Kansas The federal government tried and convicted 150 IWW members
with conspiracy to obstruct the war. Cases were brought against IWW members in
Chicago, IL, Wichita, KS and Sacramento, CA. The convicted members were sent to
a prison in Leavenworth, Kansas.
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circa 1922 |
box-folder:oversize | |||
XH6 | 25a | IWW prisoners just before
surrendering at federal penitentiary, Leavenworth, Kansas Enlargement of item 25.
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circa 1922 |
Box/Folder | |||
1/10 | 26 |
Funeral of Frank Hastings J.J. Kneisle (photographer)
Caption on front: Funeral of Frank Hastings under auspices of
the IWW Seattle, Washington. Written on verso: Man in 1st row, kneeling is Herb
Edwards
Frank Hastings received a four to ten year prison sentence for
violating the Washington State criminal syndicalism law by being a member of
the IWW. Herb Edwards (1894-1976) was a Norwegian immigrant who worked as a NW
woodsman and bottle maker. In 1923, he became a class-war prisoner after being
convicted of criminal syndicalism. He was dismissed multiple times for wobbly
organizational efforts in labor camps.
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Mar 2, 1923 |
Subseries H: San Pedro Free Speech Fight The San Pedro Free Speech fight began on November 8, 1922, when
Wobblies holding public meetings at the corner of Fourth and Beacon streets in
San Pedro, California. Although police initially allowed meetings to carry on,
the rally eventually led to mass arrests of Wobblies as well as the San Pedro
Raid.
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/10 | 27-28 | circa 1923 | |
1/10 | 29-30 | circa 1922-1923 | |
Subseries I: San Pedro Raid The San Pedro Raid occurred at the San Pedro IWW hall on June
14, 1924. Thugs destroyed the hall and scalded children of IWW members.
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Sub-Subseries A: Victims of the San Pedro Raid |
circa June 14, 1924 | ||
Box/Folder | item | ||
1/12 | 31 |
Child burn victim Andrew Kruglis Written on verso: Andrew Kruglis, age 9 is in a serious
condition. He was the first one out of the Hall. As the fiends came rushing in,
Andrew ran as fast as he could for a block when overcome by a man in blue who
threw a pot of boiling grease on his bare legs. Note the blotches on his knee
and right foot where the new skin has formed. The bandaged portions are where
the wounds are deep. He is baring [sic] his
misfortunes, but has several weeks more to suffer.Written on verso of duplicate: Andrew Kulcis, age 12. Legs
scalded in raid at San Pedro June 14th.
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circa June 14, 1924 |
1/12 | 32 |
Child burn victim May Sundstedt
laying on bed Written on verso: May Sundstedt age 9, a beautiful refined
high school danceress [sic] and a favorite among
the workers of San Pedro where she was born. Her mother, a sturdy woman of
Finnish birth was also beaten and clubbed by the savage mob, who attacked the
I.W.W. Hall on June 14th. Scores of others were also clubbed, burned, tarred
and feathered. It was the children who suffered the worst. And the fiends
came...Written on verso of duplicate: May Sundstedt age 12. Scalded
in the Raid at San Pedro June 14th.
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circa June 14, 1924 |
1/12 | 33 |
Child burn victim May Sundstedt
laying on bed Written on verso: May Sundstedt age 12. Scalded in the Raid
at San Pedro June 14th.
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circa June 14, 1924 |
1/12 | 34 |
Child burn victim May Sundstedt
laying on bed with back to camera Photo is torn.
Written on verso: May Sundstedt age 12. Body scalded from
her hips down.
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circa June 14, 1924 |
1/12 | 35 |
May Sundstedt laying on bed and
other attendees at funeral of Mrs. Sundstedt E. F. Moffett (photographer)
Written on verso: Little May Sundstedt in attendance at the
burial of the one who, while still alive, protected and cared for her with her
little brother and sister. May was horribly scalded by mob who destroyed I.W.W.
Hall on June 14th about 50 days previous. She is still in a very critical
condition and may soon follow her mother on the long journey from which no one
ever returns. Note the determined look on the fellow workers in the picture who
are paying their respects to one who has ably fought with them in San
Pedro.
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circa June 14, 1924 |
1/12 | 36 |
Sundstedt children at their
mother's funeral E. F. Moffett (photographer)
Written on verso: What is left of the Sundstedt family after
the breadwinner was placed away in bier at the Wilmington cemetery. From left
to right, Lillie age 8 who was burnt about the legs, May age 13 nearly killed
by same mob who clubbed her mother and scalded her and her little sister, and
Elmer age 11. In order to attend the funeral of her mother little May who has
not left her bed now for over 50 days was taken to the cemetery on a stretcher.
She may not live long as the result of the scald she suffered. This once happy
little brood is now broken up.
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circa June 14, 1924 |
1/12 | 37 |
Attendees of funeral for Mrs.
Sundstedt E. F. Moffett (photographer)
Written on verso: No greater tribute was given to anyone.
Taken just as the remains of The Fellow Worker, Mrs. Sundstedt were being
placed into the hearse about to take her last ride after a short [preliminary]
service held in the mortuary. (More pictures to follow.)
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circa June 14, 1924 |
1/12 | 38 |
Funeral procession for Mrs.
Sundstedt Written on verso: Services lasting over an hour with
services appropriate to occasion by fellow workers and friends. Beginning with
a song in English “The Red Flag.” After which recitation and speeches by his
fellow workers followed. The services ended with the last verse of same song.
As we marched away the revolutionary funeral song was sung by a group of
Russian workers. Mrs. Sundsedt, as well as her little family, were loved by her
fellow workers of San Pedro.
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circa June 14, 1924 |
1/12 | 39 | circa June 14, 1924 | |
Sub-Subseries B: E. K. Wood Lumber Co., San Pedro, CA |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/13 | 40 |
View of E. K. Wood Lumber Co. and
nearby railroad tracks Written on verso: The children confined to the hospital are
so seriously burned that the attending doctor refused us to take photos of them
yet. It is now nearly three weeks since they’ve fell, beaten, and scalded by
the protectors of the profiteers in the name of Americanism. (More pictures
follow later ~ E.F.M.)
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circa July 1924 |
1/13 | 41 |
View of E. K. Wood Lumber Co. and
nearby railroad tracks Written on verso: Views of the labor where greed reigns
supreme. The only ones arrested by the police so far are the relief committee
taking care of the baby sufferers.
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circa July 1924 |
Subseries J: Colorado Mine Strike The Colorado Mine Strike was organized by the IWW, resulting in
the shutdown of 113 of 125 Colorado coal mines between 1927 and 1928. The
strike led to the successful unionization of the mine workers and subsequent
recognition by the Rocky Mountain Fuel Company.
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Box/Folder | |||
1/14 | 42: Postcard of Nicola Sacco & Bartolomeo
Vanzetti Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were two Italian
immigrants convicted of murdering two men during a 1920 armed robbery in South
Braintree, Massachusetts. After a series of highly controversial trials, Sacco
and Venzetti were executed on August 23, 1927. That same month, IWW members
participated in a three-day protest of the pending executions. In Walsenburg,
Colorado over 1,100 coal miners joined the protest, leading directly to the
Colorado Mine Strike of 1927-1928.
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circa August 1927 | |
Sub-Subseries A: Columbine Mine Massacre, Colorado The Columbine Mine Massacre occurred on November 21, 1927
amidst the general Colorado Mine Strike of 1927-1928. 500 mine workers and
their families were denied access into the town of Serene, Colorado near the
Columbine Mine. Militia men and police used rifles and tear gas grenades to
hold back the miners, who attempted to climb the gates into Serene. At least
six people were killed and over sixty were injured.
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/15 | 43 |
Body of Columbine Mine Massacre
victim Mike Vidovitch on view in living room Shotz, Louisville, Colorado (photographer)
On front: Murdered by State Police at Columbine Mine, at Nov
21st 1927 Erie Colorado
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circa November 21, 1927 |
1/15 | 44 |
Body of Columbine Mine Massacre
victim Rene Jacques on view in living room Shotz, Louisville, Colorado (photographer)
On front: Murdered by State Police at Columbine Mine, at Nov
21st 1927 Erie Colorado
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circa November 21, 1927 |
1/15 | 45 |
Bodies of Columbine Mine Massacre
victims Frank Kovich and Jerry Davis on view in living room Shotz, Louisville, Colorado (photographer)
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circa November 21, 1927 |
1/15 | 46 |
Bodies of two Columbine Mine
Massacre victims on view in living room Shotz, Louisville, Colorado (photographer)
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circa November 21, 1927 |
Sub-Subseries B: Trinidad Hall Raid, Trinidad, Colorado |
December 27, 1927 | ||
Box/Folder | item | ||
1/16 | 47 | December 27, 1927 | |
1/16 | 48 | December 27, 1927 | |
1/16 | 49 | December 27, 1927 | |
1/16 | 50 | December 27, 1927 | |
Sub-Subseries C: Walsenburg Shooting, Walsenburg, Colorado The Walsenburg shooting occurred at the Walsenburg IWW Hall on
January 28, 1928.
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/17 | 51 |
Gunman M. Lopaz, Walsenburg,
Colorado Caption on verso: M. Lopaz, gunman trusty from jail 1/12/26
WALSENBURG
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January 12, 1928 |
1/17 | 52 | January 12, 1928 | |
1/17 | 53-54 | Men in street, Walsenburg,
Colorado |
January 12, 1928 |
1/17 | 55 | January 12, 1928 | |
1/17 | 56 | January 12, 1928 | |
1/17 | 57 |
Walsenburg Hall front showing
damage from shooting, Walsenburg, Colorado Caption on verso: Walsenburg hall immediately after shooting
Jan. 12th 1928. Huge hole was caused by machine gun. 22 other holes in window
also. The Spectator.
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January 12, 1928 |
1/17 | 58 |
Striking coal miners gathered
outside the Pol'ska Hala and Walsenburg Hall after the shooting, Walsenburg,
Colorado Caption on verso: Walsenburg striking coal miners assembled
in front of their hall after shooting of January 12th, 1928. Single story
building is where Chevaz was murdered. Other Bldg. houses strike committee
upper half soup kitchen lower half. Upper half is where State police claim
Chevz (sic) was killed. Stairway leading upstairs was also riddled with bullets
from machine gun. The Spectator.
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January 12, 1928 |
1/17 | 59 |
Bodies of Walsenburg shooting
victims Celestino Martinez and Klementi Chevaz, Walsenburg,
Colorado Caption on verso: Bodies of Celestino Martinez age 15
(first) and Klementi Chevaz age 41 murdered Jan. 12th 1928 Walsenburg Colorado.
Martinez was shot in back, bullet leaving body at mid rib. Was shot one block
distant from hall. Chevas [sic] had entire upper left portion of
head blown off. The Spectator.
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January 12, 1928 |
1/17 | 60 |
Body of Walsenburg shooting victim
K. Chevaz lying on the floor in Walsenburg Hall, Walsenburg,
Colorado Caption on verso: Body of K. Chevaz lying in own gore
Walsenburg hall Jan. 12 1928. This is man whom State Police say was shot in
upper story of adjoining hall and dragged here. Note brains and marks where
they skidded from head. Also club.The
Spectatorknelt beside this man not later than 5 minutes after he was
shot, in the very spot where club lies, and was driven from body by three thugs
with rifles and shotguns.
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January 12, 1928 |
Subseries J: Funeral of Walsenburg shooting victim Klementi Chavez,
Colorado |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/18 | 61 | January 15, 1928 | |
1/18 | 62 | January 15, 1928 | |
1/18 | 63-64 | January 15, 1928 | |
Box/Folder | item | ||
1/19 | 65 |
Centralia Mass Meeting, Eagle's Hall,
Seattle, Washington J. J. Kneisle, Seattle, Washington (photographer)
Hundreds of IWW members gathered for a mass meeting at the
Seattle Eagle's Hall.
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Februrary 10, 1929 |
Subseries K: Clearwater, Idaho Lumber Strike On June 29, 1936 800 lumberjacks, employed by Clearwater County,
staged a walkout led by the IWW. Demands by the strikers included wage raises,
overtime compensation and price caps on room and board fees. By July the number
of strikers had grown to 1,200. The governor of Idaho C. Ben Ross declared
martial law on the strikers after seven men were wounded in a subsequent
riot.
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/18 | 66 | August 2, 1936 | |
1/20 | 67 | August 2, 1936 | |
Box/Folder | item | ||
1/21 | 68 | 1939 | |
Subseries L: Raids on unidentified IWW halls |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/22 | 69 | 1918 | |
1/22 | 70 | 1918 | |
1/22 | 71 | circa 1910s-1920s | |
Subseries M: Unidentified IWW Events |
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Sub-series A: Mass Meetings |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/23 | 72-73 | circa 1910s-1920s | |
1/23 | 74 | circa 1910s-1920s | |
1/23 | 75 | circa 1910s-1920s | |
1/23 | 76 | circa 1910s-1920s | |
Sub-Subseries B: Deaths |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/23 | 77 | circa 1910s-1930s | |
1/23 | 78 |
Funeral of [John] Arthur Boose of
Portland, Oregon, 1959 Photo-Art Commercial Studios, Portland, Oregon (photographer)
Arthur Boose (1877-1959) was a lifelong Wobbly and one of
the prisoners after the Chicago convictions in 1918 and was once the cellmate
of Ralph Chaplin.Written on verso: 2nd from left: S. Holbrook
Stewart Holbrook was a lumberjack, journalist at
The Oregonian, author and historian of the Pacific
Northwest.
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1959 |
SERIES II: UNION HALLS AND BUILDINGS, 1910s-1940sReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Subseries A: Union Halls |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/24 | 79-80 | circa 1930s-1940s | |
1/24 | 81 | circa 1912 | |
1/24 | 82 | circa 1910s-1920s | |
Subseries B: Miscellaneous buildings |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/25 | 83 | circa 1910s-1930s | |
1/25 | 84 |
Bull Pen meeting hall, Yakima,
Washington Written in verso: For IWW strikers
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1933 |
1/25 | 85 |
Cort Theater, San Francisco,
California Written on front: To Fellow Worker Thompson from [...] S.F.
1913
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1913 |
SERIES III: PEOPLEReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Subseries A: Groups |
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International IWW |
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Sydney, Australia |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/26 | 86 |
Photographic postcard of 12
Australian convicted IWW members Written on verso: Members of IWW Sydney, Australia who got
from 10 to 15 yearsThese 12 members were charged with treason, sedition and
conspiracy to commit arson in Sydney.
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September 11, 1916 |
1/26 | 87 |
Photographic postcard of mass
meeting, Sydney, Australia On front: Part of meeting of 30,000 IWWs in Sydney,
Australia
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September 11, 1916 |
Box/Folder | item | ||
1/26 | 88 |
Photographic postcard of food drive
in Neuwied, Germany Sign on postcard reads "Arbeiter Wohlfahrt Neuwied" and
translates as "Workers' Welfare Association of Neuwied"
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circa 1910s-1920s |
Yakima Hop Pickers, Washington In 1933 hop pickers in Yakima, Washington won an IWW-supported
strike.
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/27 | 89-90 | circa 1920s-1930s | |
1/27 | 91 | circa 1920s-1930s | |
Subseries B: Leaders/Organizers |
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Arthur Boose Boose was a soapbox speaker and an IWW leader in both Duluth,
Minnesota and Tulsa, Oklahoma. In 1922 he was convicted under the Espionage Act
and given 5 years in prison at Leavenworth, Kansas.
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/28 | 92 | circa 1910s-1920s | |
1/28 | 93 | circa 1910s-1920s | |
1/28 | 94 | circa 1910s-1920s | |
Joe Hill Joe Hill was a Swedish-American activist and songwriter for
the IWW. He was executed on November 19, 1915, after being falsely accused of
murdering a local ex-policeman and his son in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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box:oversize | item | ||
2 | 95a |
Portrait of Joe Hill Hand-tinted and framed
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circa 1910s |
Box/Folder | |||
1/29 | 95b | Text of note accompanying photo of
Joe Hill Text translated from Swedish: Joel Emanuel Hägglund / alias
/ Joseph Hillström / alias / Joe Hill / Organizer and poet for Industrial
Workers of the World / Born on the 7th of October 1879, Nedre Bergsgatan,
Gävle, Sweden. / Executed on the 19th of November, 1915, in Utah State Prison,
under the order of the Utah state official and the Utah Construction
Company.
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circa 1910s |
Frank Little Frank Little was an IWW organizer who was murdered by
vigilantes in Butte, Montana. He was dragged behind an automobile before being
lynched.
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/30 | 96 |
Portrait of Frank
Little Caption on front: Frank Little/Victim of Anaconda Copper Co.
Thugs/Died Aug 1. 1917 Butte Mont.
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circa 1910s |
1/30 | 97 | circa Aug. 1. 1917 | |
Enrique Flores Magón Enrique Flores Magón and his brother founded the Mexican
Liberal Party, which aimed to redistribute land and means of production held by
the rich to the masses, as well as to overthrow the Mexican government. The
Mexican Liberal Party joined forces with the IWW at the San Diego Free Speech
Rally in 1912.
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/31 | 98 |
Enrique Flores Magón and Teresa
Magón Written on verso: Teresa and Enrique to Fellow-Worker C.E.
Paynes. Taken at Los Angeles, Calif. November 1922, myself being sick at the
time.
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November 1922 |
1/31 | 99 |
Enrique Flores Magón, holding the
Red Flag, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico Estudio Villegas (photographer)
Written on verso: Age: 46 years
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March 4, 1923 |
1/31 | 100 |
Enrique Flores Magón with fellow
workers and family, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico Estudio Villegas (photographer)
Written on verso: Group of Fellow-Workers and the whole
Magón tribe after our reception and meeting on March 4th, 1923 at the
Constitución Plaza, Ciudad Juárez, Chih., Mex., when we crossed the line into
Mexico the day of our deportation from the Land of Freedom for Wall Street and
[...] for the Rebel. We spoke from the music stand (or kisko) [
sic] seen in the back.
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March 4, 1923 |
Subseries C: Group Portraits of Leaders |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/32 | 101 |
Photographic postcard of three IWW
leaders Written on verso: left -> right: Eugene Barnett? Jack
Law? Jack Whyte?
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circa 1920s-1930s |
1/32 | 102 |
Photographic postcard of four IWW
leaders Chicago Photo Postal Studio (photographer)
Written on verso: seated: Jack Law? left -> right: ? Jack
Law? Stanley Guy?
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circa 1920s-1930s |
Subseries D: IWW Affiliates |
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Katie Phar, IWW
"Songbird" Katie Phar was one of many Junior members of the IWW who
provided entertainment during a weekly show at the Seattle IWW hall. The shows
included young musicians, singers, actors and comedians who performed around
the theme of class struggle. Katie was a popular IWW "songbird"--slang for a
female vocalist--who both participated in and directed the shows.
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/33 | 103 |
Katie Phar and family Written on verso: Mr. & Mrs. Phar, Katie and Anna
Mae
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circa 1910-1920s |
1/33 | 104 |
Photographic postcard of Katie Phar
holding a flag that says One Big Union On front: Yours for Industrial Freedom / Kate Phar
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circa 1910s-1920s |
1/33 | 105 |
Katie Phar with unidentified
man J. J. Kneisle (photographer)
Caption on front: Sincerely Katie and Frank
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circa 1910s-1920s |
1/33 | 106 | circa 1910s-1920s | |
1/33 | 107 | circa 1910s-1920s | |
1/33 | 108 | circa 1910s-1920s | |
1/33 | 108a | Katie Phar |
circa 1910s-1920s |
1/33 | 109 |
Photographic postcard of Katie Phar
holding a sign that says One Big Union Written on verso: Yours For Industrial Freedom / Kate
Phar
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circa 1910s-1920s |
Box/Folder | item | ||
1/34 | 110 |
IWW Prisoners L. A. Dix Photo Co., Tacoma, Washington (photographer)
Caption on front: Fellow workers we are in jail for you. What
are you doing for us?Written on verso: James P. Thompson (back, left); others
unknown / Front: unknown; Ed Shepler; Steven Reay / 1914: Woodworkers en route
to McNeill Island Penitentiary?
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1914 |
Unidentified IWW
Affiliates |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/35 | 111 | circa 1910s-1920s | |
1/35 | 112 |
Photographic postcard of IWW
affiliates standing outside unidentified IWW hall Written on verso: May be 205 1/2 Second Ave., Seattle IWW
headquarters
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circa 1910s-1920s |
1/35 | 113 | circa 1910s-1920s | |
1/35 | 113a | J.W. Schrater standing on
railroad |
circa 1910s-1920s |
SERIES IV: PHOTOGRAPHS OF IWW DOCUMENTSReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/36 | 114 | October, 1919 | |
1/36 | 115 | undated | |
1/36 | 116 | undated | |
1/36 | 117 | undated | |
1/36 | 118 | undated | |
1/36 | 119 | 1911 | |
1/36 | 120 | February 4, 1919 | |
1/36 | 121 | February 15, 1919 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Coal Strike, Colo., 1927--Photographs
- Coal miners--Colorado
- Demonstrations--California--Photographs
- Everett Massacre, Everett, Wash., 1916--Photographs
- Freedom of speech--California--Sacramento
- Freedom of speech--California--San Pedro
- General Strike, Seattle, Wash., 1919--Photographs
- Strikes and lockouts--Coal mining--Colorado
- Strikes and lockouts--Hop picking--Washington (State)--Yakima
- Textile Workers' Strike, Lawrence, Mass., 1912--Photographs
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
Personal Names
- Flores Magón, Enrique--Photographs
- Little, Frank, -1917--Photographs
Corporate Names
- Clearwater County (Idaho)--Officials and employees
- Industrial Workers of the World
- Industrial Workers of the World--Songs and music