internationalworkersoftheworld

8 photos tagged internationalworkersoftheworld, from 1 member of Flickr Commons.

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1910

1914

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Harry Angstrom said:
According to NYTimes obit (see link below), Adolph Lessig "gained nationwide publicity during the silk strike of 1913 when he led the strike as the business agent of the International Workers of the World." He was associated with William Haywood, a famous labor leader. (Where are all the silk workers now? What did they do then?) select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0614FB3A59107A... Lessig&st=cse
Natalie said:
Article about the strike, July 7, 1913: query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9E03E7DB153FE6...
Tacit Cake said:
great great portrait.
Richard Norton said:
I started a Wikipedia entry for him: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolph_Lessig
Art Siegel said:
appears to be taken on the same occasion as this Bain Collection photo:

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manuel dominguez jr. said:
looks like it actually reads "bread or revolution"
Tidy Word said:
Definitely "OR"
Richard Norton said:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Workers_of_the_World
swanq said:
NYT of April 12, 1914 query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9501E6DA133DE333A... describes the 4/11/1914 demonstration. "Bread OR a revolution" is said to be the rallying cry.
Wystan said:
Other Bain/LOC photos from the I.W.W. rally in Union Square, New York City:

hobvias sudoneighm said:
should be Adolph Lessig, a union leader: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolph_Lessig and Bill Haywood, another union leader: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Haywood
BobMeade said:
There was a silk strike in Paterson, New Jersey in 1913 led by Lessig. Lessig and Haywood were subsequently convicted of being disorderly persons due to a large protest march which formed behind them. So, this composite photograph relates to that. Read some details here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paterson_Silk_Strike_of_1913 And their convictions were later overturned, according to this: query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9B00E4D8113CE633A... The Patterson in the caption may be amended to spelling Paterson in accordance with the "Paterson" inscribed on the negative.
The Library of Congress said:
Thank you, striatic and lifeasdaddy. Will submit for review and addition/correction to the catalog record.
Susan Barsy said:
I used this image to illustrate a brief sketch of Haywood and his work with the IWW: susanbarsy.com/2012/10/06/big-bill-haywood/ SB