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Group portrait of anthracite organizers of the P.M.W.A. 'Org- Dist - 9 - Pa. - Shamokin, Pa.' From left to right, Fisher, O'Gara, Director Donohue, Koble.

1. Progressive Mine Workers of America Anthracite Organizers, District 9, Shamokin, Pa.

IDNO:
004568
Title:
Progressive Mine Workers of America Anthracite Organizers, District 9, Shamokin, Pa.
Date:
1938
Description:
Group portrait of anthracite organizers of the P.M.W.A. 'Org- Dist - 9 - Pa. - Shamokin, Pa.' From left to right, Fisher, O'Gara, Director Donohue, Koble.
Joe Ozanic (on right) and another man sitting in a cart at the Atlantic City Boardwalk. Joseph Ozanic was a Progressive Mine Workers of America Activist and Officer.

2. Ozanic, Joseph (at right) at Atlantic City, New Jersey

IDNO:
004569
Title:
Ozanic, Joseph (at right) at Atlantic City, New Jersey
Date:
1938/08/29
Description:
Joe Ozanic (on right) and another man sitting in a cart at the Atlantic City Boardwalk. Joseph Ozanic was a Progressive Mine Workers of America Activist and Officer.
Article reads: 'Building Service Employees Local No. 226' 'Since the chartering of our organization in August of 1940, the Building Service Employees Local No. 226 in Omaha has made considerable gains for its membership. Our organization received wage increases of from 25% to 50% in this period of time. In the past year we have expanded considerably. We represent 99% of the custodial employees of the public schools, and now have contracts with the Omaha Steel Company for the guards, Skinner Manufacturing Company for all custodial employees, and the Alcohol Plant for guards. We have been fighting for better conditions for the elevator operators in the city of Omaha, and for our organized elevator operators we have just recently received a directive from the War Labor Board authorizing a 10-cent an hour increase in their wages with retroactive back pay to May of 1943. All of the members of Building Service Employees Local No. 226 have made substantial contributions to the war effort by purchasing more than their 10% quota of war bonds, by donating blood plasma to the Red Cross and by seeing their brother members and sons and daughters int he armed forces serving their country...'

3. LaPage, V.Q. Secretary of the Omaha Central Labor Union

IDNO:
004570
Title:
LaPage, V.Q. Secretary of the Omaha Central Labor Union
Date:
1944/09/04
Description:
Article reads: 'Building Service Employees Local No. 226' 'Since the chartering of our organization in August of 1940, the Building Service Employees Local No. 226 in Omaha has made considerable gains for its membership. Our organization received wage increases of from 25% to 50% in this period of time. In the past year we have expanded considerably. We represent 99% of the custodial employees of the public schools, and now have contracts with the Omaha Steel Company for the guards, Skinner Manufacturing Company for all custodial employees, and the Alcohol Plant for guards. We have been fighting for better conditions for the elevator operators in the city of Omaha, and for our organized elevator operators we have just recently received a directive from the War Labor Board authorizing a 10-cent an hour increase in their wages with retroactive back pay to May of 1943. All of the members of Building Service Employees Local No. 226 have made substantial contributions to the war effort by purchasing more than their 10% quota of war bonds, by donating blood plasma to the Red Cross and by seeing their brother members and sons and daughters int he armed forces serving their country...'

4. PMWA Officers

IDNO:
004571
Title:
PMWA Officers
Date:
ca. 1959
Ceremony at Miners Cemetary, Mt. Olive, Illinois. First row, left to right 1)- 4)Unknown; 5)August Schoppman, Mayor of Mt. Olive; 6)William Green, AFL President; 7)Joe Ozanic, PMW President; 8)Bill Kack, previous president, PMW Dist. 1; 9)John McCann, board member, PMA Dist. 1; 10)Unknown 11)Bill Compton, Vice Pres. Dist. 1.; 2nd row 1)Unknown; 2)Mike Engleman, Mt. Olive Miner; 3)George Simbger, miner and Virden Massacre Veteran; 4)Unknown; 5)Unknown; 6)Hansen, Mt. Olive miner; 7)Matt Yurkovich, Mt. Olive miner; 8)Nick Piluga, Mt. Olive miner; 9 Bush Miller, Mt. Olive miner.

5. Ceremony at Mother Jones Monument, Miners Cemetery, Mt. Olive, Illinois

IDNO:
004572
Title:
Ceremony at Mother Jones Monument, Miners Cemetery, Mt. Olive, Illinois
Date:
1940/10/20
Description:
Ceremony at Miners Cemetary, Mt. Olive, Illinois. First row, left to right 1)- 4)Unknown; 5)August Schoppman, Mayor of Mt. Olive; 6)William Green, AFL President; 7)Joe Ozanic, PMW President; 8)Bill Kack, previous president, PMW Dist. 1; 9)John McCann, board member, PMA Dist. 1; 10)Unknown 11)Bill Compton, Vice Pres. Dist. 1.; 2nd row 1)Unknown; 2)Mike Engleman, Mt. Olive Miner; 3)George Simbger, miner and Virden Massacre Veteran; 4)Unknown; 5)Unknown; 6)Hansen, Mt. Olive miner; 7)Matt Yurkovich, Mt. Olive miner; 8)Nick Piluga, Mt. Olive miner; 9 Bush Miller, Mt. Olive miner.
Group portrait of committee members standing and seated at tables during the W.E. Campaign, Volunteer Organization Committee meeting in Oklahoma City, Ok.

6. Volunteer Org. Committee Meeting at I.B.E.W. Headquarters, Oklahoma City, Ok.

IDNO:
004573
Title:
Volunteer Org. Committee Meeting at I.B.E.W. Headquarters, Oklahoma City, Ok.
Date:
1958/05/14
Description:
Group portrait of committee members standing and seated at tables during the W.E. Campaign, Volunteer Organization Committee meeting in Oklahoma City, Ok.
Group portrait of five men with standing in front of the Mother Jones Memorial. A framed portrait of Mother Jones sits on the ground in front of the group.

7. Mother Jones Memorial, Miner's Cemetery, Mt. Olive, Illinois

IDNO:
004574
Title:
Mother Jones Memorial, Miner's Cemetery, Mt. Olive, Illinois
Date:
1950/10/12
Description:
Group portrait of five men with standing in front of the Mother Jones Memorial. A framed portrait of Mother Jones sits on the ground in front of the group.
View of lights, signs, and cars parked at the I.B.E.W. Headquarters in Oklahoma City after dark.

8. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Headquarters After Dark, Oklahoma City, Ok.

IDNO:
004575
Title:
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Headquarters After Dark, Oklahoma City, Ok.
Date:
1958
Description:
View of lights, signs, and cars parked at the I.B.E.W. Headquarters in Oklahoma City after dark.
Memorial at the Miner's Cemetery.

9. Mother Jones Memorial, Miner's Cemetery, Mt. Olive, Illinois

IDNO:
004576
Title:
Mother Jones Memorial, Miner's Cemetery, Mt. Olive, Illinois
Description:
Memorial at the Miner's Cemetery.
Group portrait of W.E. employees standing and seated at tables during I.B.E.W. Educational Conference. 92 workers attended. Rep's - Mace, McAliley, Gillis, Ozanic, Ens.

10. Educational Conference at I.B.E.W. Headquarters, Oklahoma City, Ok.

IDNO:
004577
Title:
Educational Conference at I.B.E.W. Headquarters, Oklahoma City, Ok.
Date:
1958/05/03
Description:
Group portrait of W.E. employees standing and seated at tables during I.B.E.W. Educational Conference. 92 workers attended. Rep's - Mace, McAliley, Gillis, Ozanic, Ens.
Group portrait of men and women seated at tables.

11. Banquet at I.B.E.W. Headquarters, Oklahoma City, Ok.

IDNO:
004578
Title:
Banquet at I.B.E.W. Headquarters, Oklahoma City, Ok.
Date:
1958
Description:
Group portrait of men and women seated at tables.
Portrait of Joseph Ozanic.

12. Ozanic, Joseph

IDNO:
004579
Title:
Ozanic, Joseph
Date:
1936/02
Description:
Portrait of Joseph Ozanic.