Information card about Mother Jones, possibly distributed at her funeral.

Dedicated on October 11, 1936, the monument stands 22 ft. high on a 20 ft. x 18 ft. base. It is built of 80 tons of pink Minnesota granite. The name of the sculptor is unknown. The obelisk in the cent…

Newspaper article about Mother Jone's 100th birthday celebration which took place in Maryland. Includes anecdotes from her life in the labor movement.

Recto; Printed in International Socialist Review, March 1914, page 518; "Mother Jones and 600 miners marching to the State Capitol at Denver, Colorado, to present their grievances to Governor Ammons r…

The Consolidated Coal Company Mine Number 15, Mount Olive, Illinois. The mine operated from 1905-1951.

Coal miners coming up from the mine, Mount Olive, Illinois.

Example of a United Mine Workers of America union badge, from Local 728, Mount Olive, Illinois. Features a celluloid bar at the top, with the UMW logo of clasped hands. A celluloid plaque hangs on a c…

Postcard of the monument to the miners from Mount Olive that were killed in the Virden Massacre, October 12, 1898. Note on verso: 'Erected by Sub Districts 5 & 6 to the memory of the miners killed at…

Charles and Bess Franz. Charles was a coal miner and Bess was a member of the Ladies Miner Auxiliary in Mount Olive.

Coal miner posing with mine equipment, Mount Olive, Illinois.

Coal miner riding on the tram in the mine, Mount Olive, Illinois.

Coal miners posing in the mine, Mount Olive, Illinois.

Postcard, Consolidated Coal Company Mine Number 15, Mount Olive, Illinois. The mine operated from 1905-1951.

Slag pile from the Consolidated Coal Company Mine Number 15, Mount Olive, Illinois. The mine operated from 1905-1951.

Group of coal miners posed in front of mine machinery, Mount Olive, Illinois

The smokestack and power plant of the Consolidated Coal Company Mine Number 15, Mount Olive, Illinois. The mine operated from 1905-1951.

Example of a United Mine Workers of America union badge from Local 125, Mount Olive, Illinois. Features a celluloid bar at the top, with the UMW logo of clasped hands and the date of April 1st, 1898,…

Consolidated Coal Company Mine Number 15, Mount Olive, Illinois. The mine operated from 1905-1951.