Page from the songbook of Joe Hill containing work by Hill and other IWW authors inspired by Hill.

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Title Page from the songbook of Joe Hill containing work by Hill and other IWW authors inspired by Hill.
Photo Number P0445n1_02_22
Description Photo shows a page from the songbook of Joe Hill containing work by Hill and other Industrial Workers of the World authors inspired by Hill
Date 1910; 1911; 1912; 1913; 1914; 1915; 1916; 1917; 1918; 1919
Textual Date Circa 1910s
Keywords Utah; Labor; Joe Hill; Music; Manuscripts; Industrial Workers of the World
Subject Hill, Joe, 1879-1915--Songs and music--Photographs
Additional Information "Joe Hill was a labor organizer and member of the Industrial Workers of the World (the "Wobblies"). He was also a songwriter and produced numerous songs related to the struggles of working people. He was in Salt Lake City in 1914 at the time of the murder of a grocer named John Morrison, and authorities arrested him for the deed. He was convicted and executed in 1915, based on weak evidence, and became a martyr for the labor movement."
Collection Number and Name P0445 Joe Hill Conference Photograph Collection
Collection Name Joe Hill Conference
Donated By/Purchased From John Sillito
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Type Image
ARK ark:/87278/s6pv74vv
Setname uum_map
ID 941148
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv74vv
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