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Walter Westman Papers

... As a member of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), Walter Westman served as secretary of the IWW General Defense Committee, as IWW General Secretary-Treasurer, and was ...

Abstracts - abarker - 12/22/2010 - 15:37 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

(46057) Broadside, Carlos Tresca, Memorial Meeting, 1948

... meeting for Carlos Tresca, an early organizer for the IWW who was murdered in 1943. The meeting was held at the scene of his death, ... Poster (Industrial Workers of the World, IWW Graphics Materials and Artifacts) ...

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Congratulations to the Recipients of the 2022 Sam Fishman Award

... to transform the structure of global capitalism. The IWW, or Wobblies as they were known, were unique in that they incorporated all ... and the Walter P. Reuther Library concerning the IWW and these intersections of performance. I would like to see a number of ...

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(6778) Ludlow Massacre, Hawkins, Jones, Lawson, 1914

Portrait of figures prominent in the coal strike: (l to r) Horace N. Hawkins, attorney for the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA); Mary Harris Jones (Mother Jones); and John R. Lawson, international UMWA organizer, c. 1914. Date:  ...

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(4744) Everett Massacre, Prisoners, Washington, 1917

Some of the 73 IWW members held prisoner at the county jail after the Everett Massacre. The ...

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(267) Paterson Strike, Flynn, Haywood, Children, Paterson, New Jersey, 1913

Elizabeth Gurley Flynn and Bill Haywood lead the children of striking textile workers to Paterson City Hall during Paterson Strike. Date:  1913 Physdesc:  Photograph (Industrial Workers of the World, Strikes a ...

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(5142) Oliver Steel Strike, Demonstration, Pittsburgh, 1911-1912

Strikers and union supporters demonstrate during the Oliver Steel Strike in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Date:  1911-1912 Physdesc:  Photograph (Industrial Workers of the World, Women of the I.W.W.) ...

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(29932) Portrait, Mother Jones, 1915

Portrait of Mary Harris Jones (Mother Jones). Date:  1915-10-20 Physdesc:  Photograph (UMWA, Women in the labor movement, Women of the I.W.W.) ...

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(33289) Paterson Strike, Demonstration, Flynn, 1913

Elizabeth Gurley Flynn (seen at center, circled) leads a demonstration through city center during the Paterson Textile Strike. Date:  1913 Physdesc:  Photograph (Flynn, Elizabeth Gurley, Strikes and lockouts, ...

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(4804) Harlan County Coal War, Kentucky, 1930s

Group portrait of unidentified people during the Harlan County Coal War. Date:  1930s Physdesc:  Photograph (Industrial Workers of the World, Women of the I.W.W.) ...

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