The Eselius House where Joe Hill was living at the time of his arrest.

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Title The Eselius House where Joe Hill was living at the time of his arrest.
Photo Number P0445 n1_01_01
Description Photo shows the Eselius House where Joe Hill was living at the time of his arrest in Salt Lake City, Utah
Date 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949
Textual Date Circa 1940s
Keywords Utah; Labor; IWW; Joe Hill
Subject Dwellings--Photographs
Spatial Coverage Salt Lake City (Utah); Salt Lake County (Utah)
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/s6pz5v9n
Setname uum_map
ID 941117
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pz5v9n
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