.2 Linear Feet, Summary: 1 1/2 in. (flat storage box)
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown,
WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English
Abstract
Glass plate negative of a portrait photograph of Mary Harris Jones, more commonly known as "Mother Jones". Jones (born ca.
1837, died 1930) was a labor organizer who spent part of her career organizing coal miners in West Virginia. At age 86, Jones
participated in and was arrested during the Paint Creek-Cabin Creek strike of 1912-1913. The photograph shows Jones seated
in a chair and probably dates from between 1910 and 1925. The glass plate measures 11 in. x 14 in.
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Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Mary Harris "Mother" Jones, Labor Organizer, Glass Plate Negative of
Portrait Photograph, A&M 4169, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown,
West Virginia.
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