2010.54.11499
(55.88 cm HIGH x 43.18 cm WIDE)
Poster shows a man in a hat and pin-striped suit holding an accordion in his lap and a piece of paper witht he text "if we workers take a notion we can stop all speeding trains every ship upon the ocean we can -- with mighty chains / every wheel in the creation every mine and evry mill fleets & armies of all nations will at our command stand still!" in his left hand. At the top left is the name "Joe Hill" followed by a list of jobs/titles describing the man. At the top right is black text reading "Murdered By The Judiciary In Collusion With The Mine Owners Who Wished To Silence His Songs / They Killed A Man But Gave Birth To A Legend" followed by the address for Industrial Workers of the World. Foreign text is at the bottom right. The IWW logo is at the man''s right shoulder as well as on a pin on the left collar of his jacket.
This is an offset version of the original 1973 two color linocut print, which listed the IWW headquarters at 752 West Webster Ave, Chicago, Ill. Note the reversed letter “B” in the top star - “One Big Union." [LMC]
