Joe Hill Conference photograph collection, 1915-1990s

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• Joe Hill's involvement in the early labor movement, Eselius House and his song book

  • Description: Eselius House, photos by George Gilbert

    • Photograph number 1-3: The Eselius House.
    • Photograph number 4-5: The Morrison Store on 800 South and West Temple in Salt Lake City.
    • Photograph number 6-8: Street corner businesses in 1950s Salt Lake.
    • Photograph number 9-10: The Salt Lake County Building in Salt Lake.
    Dates: circa 1940s, 1950s
    Container: Box 1, Folder 1
    Location: Joe Hill's involvement in the early labor movement, Eselius House and his song book
  • Description: Joe Hill Songbook

    • 1 : A page from the songbook of Joe Hill containing an obituary for Joe Hill in a Swedish Industrial Workers of the World publication that includes a hand-drawn portrait of Hill as well as a photo of a handwritten note that covers the basic information of Joe Hill's execution. The note reads "Joe Hilstrom; 1-14-14-Murder; Executed at Sh. Prison; 7:20 AM 11-19-1915"
    • 2 : Page from the songbook of Joe Hill containing work by Hill and other IWW authors inspired by Hill.
    • 3 : Lyrics to the song "Workers of the World. Awaken!" and "One Big Industrial Union"
    • 4 : Page from the songbook of Joe Hill containing Joe Hill's Last Will and "Joe Hill" poem by Ralph Chamberlain
    • 5 : Lyrics to "We Will Sing One Song," written by Joe Hill to the tune of "My Old Kentucky Home" and "The Prison Song," written by Joe Hill to the tune of " Tramp, Tramp, Tramp, the Boys Are Marching."
    • 6 : A page from the songbook of Joe Hill containing the forward to a collection of Joe Hill's letters sent to the Pioneer paper by Sam Murray that includes a cartoon drawn by Joe Hill before his death.
    • 7 : Joe Hill newspaper clipping "Rally To Defense of Joe Hill," a newspaper clipping asking for financial support from readers for Joe Hill as a way to show solidarity.
    • 8 : A newspaper spread for the paper "Solidarity" printed in Cleveland, Ohio after Joe Hill's execution.
    • 9 : A newspaper clipping covering Joe Hill's impending execution. The clipping includes a photograph of Joe Hill and part of an article about Hill's alleged crime as well as an obituary titled "Joe Hill" by William D. Haywood.
    • 10 : Lyrics to "Stung Right" written by Joe Hill to the tune of "Sunlight, Sunlight" and "The Industrial Workers of the World" written by Laura Payne Emerson to the tune of "Wabash Cannonball."
    • 11 : Page from the songbook of Joe Hill containing a newspaper clipping covering Joe Hill's impending execution. The clipping includes portraits of Joe Hillstrom, Governor William Spry, and a recreation of a "threatening letter" between the men
    • 12 : A page from the songbook of Joe Hill containing work by Hill and other IWW authors inspired by Hill including lyrics to "Christians at War" written by John F. Kendrick to the tune of "Onward Christian Soldiers" and "Should I Ever be a Soldier" written by Joe Hill to the tune of "Colleen Bawn."
    • 13 : "Mr. Block has the Blues," a comic panel of Mr. Block, a character Joe Hill used in some of his songs.
    • 14 : Two images of Joe Hill on a page from the songbook of Joe Hill containing work by Hill and other Industrial Workers of the World authors inspired by Hill
    • 15 : Joe Hill newspaper clipping "Here's why they say Joe Hill will never die," a newspaper clipping by Joseph A. Curtis that commemorates Joe Hill's life and work in 1949.
    • 16 : Joe Hill newspaper clipping "The Case of J. Hill," a newspaper clipping including words of solidarity to Joe Hill after his execution. The clipping includes a letter between Hill and his lawyer Orrin Hilton discussing the financial realities of his case to appeal during his 1914 trial and part of an article about Hill's alleged crime
    • 17 : Lyrics to the song "The Rebel Girl" written and composed by Joe Hill that include a photograph of Katie Phar. "The Rebel Girl" was composed by Joe Hill while awaiting execution by the State of Utah. It was dedicated to Katie Phar and was sung for the first time at Hill's funeral services. See P0445n1_02_17b for better image of the poem, but without the photograph of Phar.
    • 17b : Lyrics to the song "The Rebel Girl" written and composed by Joe Hill while awaiting execution by the State of Utah. It was dedicated to Katie Phar and was sung for the first time at Hill's funeral services. See P0445n1_02_17 for a version with the photograph of Phar, but poor image of the poem.
    • 18 : Photograph of a painting of Joe Hill, page from the songbook of Joe Hill containing work by Hill and other Industrial Workers of the World authors inspired by Hill
    • 19 : Photograph of Joe Hill, the photo was probably on a page within the songbook of Joe Hill containing work by Hill and other Industrial Workers of the World authors inspired by Hill
    • 20 : Lyrics to the songs written and composed by Joe Hill: "Mr. Block" written to the tune of "It Looks To Me Like a Big Time Tonight" and lyrics to the song "The White Slave" written to the tune of "Meet Me Tonight In Dreamland" on a page from the songbook of Joe Hill containing work by Hill and other IWW authors inspired by Hill.
    • 21 : Lyrics to the song "Casey Jones - The Union Scab" written by Joe Hill to the tune of "Casey Jones" and lyrics to "Boom went the Boom" by W.O. Blee to the tune of "Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay" on a page from the songbook of Joe Hill containing work by Hill and other IWW authors inspired by Hill.
    • 22 : Lyrics to the song "The Tramp" written by Joe Hill to the tune of "Tramp, Tramp, Tramp, the Boys Are Marching" and "I'm too Old to be a "scab" written and composed by T-Bone Slim to the tune of "Just Before the Battle. Mother" on a page from the songbook of Joe Hill containing work by Hill and other Industrial Workers of the World authors inspired by Hill.
    • 23 : Lyrics to the song "Scissor Bill" written by Joe Hill to the tune of "Steamboat Bill" and "The Woman's Fight" written to the tune of "Juanita" on a page from the songbook of Joe Hill containing work by Hill and other IWW authors inspired by Hill.
    • 24 : Mr. Block comic "He Works in the Woods," a comic strip of Mr. Block, a character Joe Hill used in some of his songs. Mr. Block is seen suffering from labor cuts and not properly compensated, which makes him reconsider joining the Industrial Workers of the World.
    • 25 : How to Make Work for the Unemployed
    • 26 : Lyrics to the song "There is Power in a Union" written by Joe Hill to the tune of "There is Power in the Blood" and "The Preacher and the Slave" written by Joe Hill to the tune of "Sweet Bye and Bye" from a page from the songbook of Joe Hill containing work by Hill and other IWW authors inspired by Hill.
    • 27 : Photograph of Joe Hill, the photo was probably on a page within the songbook of Joe Hill containing work by Hill and other Industrial Workers of the World authors inspired by Hill
    • 28 : A Swedish postage stamp featuring Joe Hill and a quote from him. The text reads "no one will for bread be crying, we'll have freedom, love and health, when the grand red flag is flying in the workers' commonwealth; Joe Hill 1879-1915; SVERIGE 170; Europa Majvor Franzen 1980."

    Container: Box 1, Folder 2
    Location: Joe Hill's involvement in the early labor movement, Eselius House and his song book
  • Description: Miscellaneous

    • Photograph number 1: Unidentified men looking over a written sheet of music.
    • Photograph number 2: Portrait of unidentified man
    • Photograph number 3: Utah State Prison (Sugar House), 1930
    • Photograph number 4: Employment office offering 75 cents an hour
    • Photograph number 5: Two men looking out from a window (circa 1930s)
    • Photograph number 6: Christian rescue mission (circa 1930s)
    • Photograph number 7: Unemployment office (circa 1930s)
    • Photograph number 8: Bingham Copper Mine in Utah (circa 1930s)
    • Photograph number 9: Early view of Park City, Utah
    • Photograph number 10: Minneapolis. Arch with the label "The Gateway" (circa 1930s)
    • Photograph number 11-13: Photographs of folk singer Faith Petric possibly performing songs of Joe Hill.
    Container: Box 1, Folder 3
    Location: Joe Hill's involvement in the early labor movement, Eselius House and his song book