Industrial Workers of the World - General

(4959) Outdoor Meetings, Kitto, Loheit

eclemens — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 14:21:06 -0400

A snapshot of an unidentified outdoor meeting or picnic. Byron Kitto, publicity agent and organizer for the IWW, wears the white shirt. John Loheit is possibly the gentleman wearing a bow tie.

(5003) "One Big Union Monthly," Group Portraits, 1900s-1910s

eclemens — Fri, 30 May 2014 10:10:37 -0400

Photo identified only as "The One Big Union Monthly."

(5148) Prisons, Living Conditions, Florida, 1910s-1920s

eclemens — Wed, 29 Apr 2015 16:28:52 -0400

A view of a prison colony in Orange County, Florida.

Inscribed on the back of the photo: “Looking into the Bull Pen into which sleeping cages open. Under canopy in the foreground is a guard showing gun sitting at officers table.”

(5155) Harry Orchard, Thomas Hogan, Portrait, 1900s

eclemens — Wed, 29 Apr 2015 16:28:52 -0400

Portrait of Henry Orchard, also known as Thomas Hogan.

(5420) Work People's College, Class Photo, 1936

eclemens — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 13:11:16 -0400

A composite class photo from the Work People's College (Työväen Opisto) Class of 1936. The college was a radical school established outside of Duluth, Minnesota by the Finnish Socialist Federation of the Socialist Party of America. It operated between 1907 and 1941.

Courtesy of the Fred Thompson Collection.

(74) Deportation of IWW members, Train from Warren, Arizona for New Mexico

mwallace — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:09:25 -0400

Bisbee, Arizona Copper mine workers suspected of being striking IWW members are marched to the Warren Ballpark and then forced to leave on a train bound for Columbus, New Mexico.

In the early morning hours of July 12, 1917, suspected strikers were rounded up by mining company loyalists and forced to board a train headed to Columbus, New Mexico. The train was turned back when it reached Columbus but then stopped in Hermanas, New Mexico where the men on train were abandoned.

Back in Bisbee, guards were put on all roads to insure that none of those who were deported returned.

(77) Little, Frank, Missoula, Montana Free Speech Trial, 1910

mwallace — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:12:46 -0400

Portrait of Frank H. Little. He was born in 1879 was active in Free Speech campaigns in the Northwestern United States. He also helped to organize lumberjacks, mineworkers, and oilfield workers. He became a member of the IWW General Executive Board in 1916. In 1917 he was helping to organize copper workers at Anaconda Copper Company when he was forcibly taken from his home in Butte, Montana in the early hours of the morning of August 1 and lynched.

(268) Paterson Silk Strike, IWW Leadership, 1913

eclemens — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:02:15 -0500

I.W.W. leaders pause for a portrait during the Paterson Silk Strike, Paterson, New Jersey, 1913.

Left to right: Pat Quinlan, Carlo Tresca, Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, Adolph Lessig and Big Bill Haywood.

(394) William "Big Bill" Haywood, Portrait, 1910s

eclemens — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 15:21:40 -0400

Portrait of William "Big Bill" Haywood, IWW Organizer.

(396) Lawrence Strike, Strikers, 1912

eclemens — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:43:47 -0500

Textile mill workers and their supporters lead a demonstration down an unidentified street during the Lawrence Textile Strike.

(397) Lawrence Strike, Strikers, 1912

eclemens — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 11:12:46 -0500

A man carries a sign that reads "The Fight is on- Join the IWW and Stay with US" as a demonstration makes its way around the mills during the Lawrence Textile Strike.

(398) Lawrence Strike, Strikers, 1912

eclemens — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:56:18 -0500

Massachusetts State Militia (National Guardsmen), armed with fixed bayonets, confront striking textile workers during the Lawrence Textile Strike.

(4869) William "Big Bill" Haywood, Trial, Defense, Idaho, 1907

eclemens — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 15:47:51 -0400

A view of the defense team for William “Big Bill” Haywood’s murder trial. Haywood was tried on murder charges for the assassination of former Idaho Governor Frank Steunenberg. Second from left is attorney Clarence Darrow.

(2876) Joe Hill, Portrait, 1915

eclemens — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 10:27:55 -0500

Portrait of Joe Hill created, Circa 1915.

(4734) Messabi Strike, Duluth, Minnesota, 1916

eclemens — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 15:21:40 -0400

A photograph of Carlos Tresca, Tony Schragel, and Adolph Lessing taken during the 1917
Mesabi Strike.

(4735) IWW Members, Duluth, Minnesota, 1910s

eclemens — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 15:21:40 -0400

IWW members pose for a photograph in the Duluth Hall, possibly during the 1917 Mesabi Strike.

(4737) Phil Engle, Funerals, Undated

eclemens — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 15:21:40 -0400

Mourners carry a casket through a cemetery, possibly during the funeral of IWW organizer Phil Engle.

(4738) Emil Engstrom, Lumber, Pacific Northwest, 1910s

eclemens — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 15:21:40 -0400

Portrait of Emil Engstrom, IWW member and lumber man out of the Pacific Northwest.

Note: Engstrom is the author of The Vanishing Logger, a book that details life in early 20th-century logging camps in the Pacific Northwest.

(4740) Organizers, Joseph Ettor, 1910s

eclemens — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 15:21:40 -0400

Joseph Ettor, an organizer for the IWW, enjoys a laugh with an unidentified woman. At his right stands Ewald Koettgen.

(4741) Everett Massacre, Funeral, November 1916

eclemens — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 15:21:40 -0400

Charles Ashleigh speaks graveside at the funeral of Everett Massacre victims John Looney, Hugo Gerlot and Felix Baran.

(4743) Everett Massacre, Verona, Ship, Washington, 1910s

eclemens — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 15:21:41 -0400

A view of the Verona, the passenger ferry attacked by police deputies during the Everett Massacre, anchored at the Everett dock.

(4744) Everett Massacre, Prisoners, Washington, 1917

eclemens — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 15:21:41 -0400

Some of the 73 IWW members held prisoner at the county jail after the Everett Massacre. The caption notes that they were released on May 8, 1917.

(4748) Everett Massacre, Ketchum Home, Washington, 1916

eclemens — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 15:21:41 -0400

A view of the Ketchum Home near Beverly Park, Washington.

(4749) Everett Massacre, Verona, Ship, Washington, 1910s

eclemens — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 15:21:41 -0400

A view of the Verona, the passenger ferry attacked by police deputies during the Everett Massacre, coming into dock.

(4751) Everett Massacre, Violence, Victims, Washington, 1916

eclemens — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 15:21:41 -0400

The body of Felix Baran, one of the Wobblies aboard the Verona who was killed during the Everett Massacre.

(4752) Everett Massacre, Violence, Victims, Washington, 1916

eclemens — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 15:21:41 -0400

The bodies of John Looney, Hugo Gerlot, Felix Baran, and Abraham Rabinwitz, four of the Wobblies aboard the Verona who were killed during the Everett Massacre.

(4753) Everett Massacre, Violence, Hugo Gerlot, Washington, 1916

eclemens — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 15:21:41 -0400

The body of Hugo Gerlot, one of the Wobblies aboard the Verona who was killed during the Everett Massacre.

(4754) Everett Massacre, Violence, John Looney, Washington, 1916

eclemens — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 15:21:41 -0400

John Looney, one of the Wobblies aboard the Verona who was killed during the Everett Massacre.

(4755) Oil Wells, Fargo, North Dakota, Undated

eclemens — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 15:21:41 -0400

A view of an oil well on fire at the Poison Spider Field in Fargo, North Dakota.

(4756) Oil Fields, Fargo, North Dakota, Undated

eclemens — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 15:21:41 -0400

Workers pose for a photo at the company camp in the Poison Spider oil field in Fargo, North Dakota.

(4757) Milee Fell, Undated

eclemens — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 15:21:41 -0400

Portrait of Milee Fell.

Caption on the back of the photograph reads: Milee Fell charged with manslaughter and released with Toll on $5000."

(4758) Housing Conditions, Automobile Workers, Flint, Michigan, Undated

eclemens — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 15:21:41 -0400

The families of auto workers pose for a photograph outside of their company owned home (#10) in Flint, Michigan. The words "Small Pox" are written on the tar paper that covers the exterior of the building.

Caption on the back of the photograph reads: "Master and Slave - Here is the home of one of the slaves of 'The Buick' subject to removal from the land of 'The Buick' on five days notice."

(4759) Mining, Folsom Rock Quarry, California, 1910s

eclemens — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 15:21:41 -0400

A view of the The rock quarry at Folsom State Penitentiary.

Caption on the back of the photograph reads: The Folsom Prison Rock Quarry - where union men are condemned to long terms at hard labor for their opinions and organizing.”

(4760) Folsom State Penitentiary, California, 1910s

eclemens — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 15:21:41 -0400

General view of the Folsom State Penitentiary.

Note: IWW members Blackie Ford and Herman D. Suhr were confined for life at Folsom for their perceived role in the deaths of District Attorney Manwell and a Wheatland deputy sheriff during the Durst Ranch Strike of 1913.

(4768) Agricultural workers, Fruit packers, 1910s