alexanderberkman

This photo ran in The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) on July 26, 1914 with the following story: "I.W.W. Agitator Addressing New York Crowd Alexander Berkman, the anarchist, is one of the central figures in the I. W. W. agitation which has been In operation for some time past in New York. Berkman was one of the first of the anarchists to identify Arthur Caron, who was blown up by a dynamite bomb." oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1914-07-26/ed-1/se...

art siegel: thanks for finding more information on Berkman. We'll update the record.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Berkman

Other Bain/LOC photos related to the I. W. W. hunger strikers:

Helen Harris a.k.a. Goldblat(t) discussed here (the pictures seem to have been taken on the same day, 31 May or 1 June 1914). I Goldstein is identified as "David Goldstein" in the Greensburg Daily Tribune article. Rose Yurest isn't mentioned.

Thanks so much for helping to identify the people, date and event. We'll add information to the description when we next update.

On my copy of this photo, the other woman with Birkman and Helen is identified as "Mary Euster."

Alexander Berkman (November 21, 1870 – June 28, 1936) was an anarchist known for his political activism and writing. He was a leading member of the anarchist movement in the early 20th century. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Berkman

This was during the mine strike in Colorado that led to the infamous Ludlow Massacre a few days later -- Berkman and the Wobblies had been leading solidarity demonstrations in New York in support of the miners, and this was likely one of those, I would guess.

Also, less than a week before this, Wobblies were clubbed and arrested by the New York police for demonstrations in Union Square: query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F10C12FA3D5E13...

NYT of April 12, 1914 query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9501E6DA133DE333A... describes the 4/11/1914 demonstration.

Other Bain/LOC photos of the I.W.W. rally in Union Square, New York City: