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Deportation of I. W. W. copper miners from Bisbee, Arizona [graphic].
BANC PIC 2006.058; BANC PIC 2006.058
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Title:
Deportation of I. W. W. copper miners from Bisbee, ArizonaAbstract:
Photographs depict the arrest and deportation of over a thousand striking copper mine workers in Bisbee, Arizona on July 12,
1917.
Date:
1917 (issued)Subject:
n-us-azIndustrial Workers of the World -- Photographs
Deportation -- Arizona -- Photographs
Strikes and lockouts -- Copper mining -- Arizona -- Bisbee -- Photographs
Miners -- Arizona -- Bisbee -- Photographs
Law enforcement -- Arizona -- Bisbee -- Photographs
Bisbee (Ariz.) -- Photographs
Note:
Photographer's name in ms. in negative: Dix.
All photographs numbered, captioned and dated in ms. in negative. Some prints bear additional annotation on versos.
The "Bisbee Deportation" ocurred during a strike on several local copper mines organized by the Industrial Workers of the
World. The deportation was organized by Cochise County Sheriff Harry Wheeler who deputized over a thousand men to arrest the
workers, march them out of town, load them into train cars and ship them into the New Mexico desert.
Type:
graphicPhysical Description:
graphic
photoprint
8 photographic prints : b&w ; 10 x 16 cm
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC PIC 2006.058
BANC PIC 2006.058