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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.

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

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.

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

Memorial at the Miner's Cemetery.

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

Memorial at the Miner's Cemetery.

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

5. Ozanic, Joseph in front of Mother Jones Memorial at Miner's Cemetery, Mt. Olive, Illinois

Couple standing in front of a monument at the miner's cemetery.

6. Ozanic, Joseph and Woman at Mother Jones Monument, Mt. Olive, Ill.

Joe Ozanic's name is on the top right of the plaque commemorating members of the Mother Jones monument committee.

7. Mother Jones Monument Committee Plaque at Miner's Cemetery

8. Dix, Keith Standing on the Mother Jones Monument at the Miner's Cemetery in Mt. Olive, Ill.

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

10. Mother Jones' Grave Marker

11. Mother Jones' Grave Marker

12. Foundation for Memorial to Mother Jones, Miners Cemetery, Mt. Olive, Ill.

13. Foundation for Memorial to Mother Jones, Miners Cemetery, Mt. Olive, Ill.

Two men smile for the camera in front of the foundation for the Mother Jones monument.  A child stands on the monument and a group of men are gathered behind it.

14. Kunz, Ben and Bronk in a Jolly Mood

'Erected and dedicated by the Progressive Miners of America and the Women's Auxiliary in the Memory of Mary 'Mother' Jones and their Union martyrs.'

15. P.M.W.A. President Joseph Ozanic and V.P. Ben Kunz Examine Model of Mother Jones Monument

'Erected and dedicated by the Progressive Miners of America and the Women's Auxiliary in the Memory of Mary 'Mother' Jones and their Union martyrs.'

16. P.M.W.A. President Joseph Ozanic and V.P. Ben Kunz Examine Model of Mother Jones Memorial

Group portrait of Volunteer Workers. 'Summer 1936, Members, PMWA L.U. - Volunteers working in Mt. Olive Miners Cemetary on Mother Jones Martyrs Memorial Project.'

17. Volunteer Workers at Miner's Cemetery, Mt. Olive, Ill.

Group portrait of volunteer workers. 'Summer 1936, Members, PMWA L.U. - Volunteers working in Mt. Olive Miners Cemetary on Mother Jones Martyrs Memorial Project.'

18. Volunteer Workers at Miner's Cemetery, Mt. Olive, Ill.

Volunteer workers at Miners Cemetary, Mt. Olive, Ill. 'Summer 1936, Members, PMWA L.U. - Volunteers working in Mt. Olive Miners Cemetary on Mother Jones Martyrs Memorial Project.'

19. Come and Get It - Volunteers at Miner's Cemetary

Volunteer workers at Miners Cemetary, Mt. Olive, Ill. 'Summer 1936, Members, PMWA L.U. - Volunteers working in Mt. Olive Miners Cemetary on Mother Jones Martyrs Memorial Project.'

20. Come and Get It - Volunteers at Miner's Cemetary

'The day is finished and refreshments are enjoyed by all. Best Union men that ever lived of No. 35, PMA, who gave their time and labor to build a memorial to clean unionship.'

21. Members of Progressive Miners of America No. 35

'The day is finished and refreshments are enjoyed by all. Best Union men that ever lived of No. 35, PMA, who gave their time and labor to build a memorial to clean unionship.' Miners at the Miners Cememtary, Mt. Olive, Ill.

22. Members of Progressive Miners of America No. 35

'Chairman of Committee, seated on foundation of Jones Memorial, Miners Cemetery, Mt. Olive, Ill.'

23. Ozanic, Joseph - Chairman of the Mother Jones Memorial Committee at the Miner's Cemetery in Mt. Olive, Ill.

'Chairman of Committee, seated on foundation of Jones Memorial, Miners Cemetery, Mt. Olive, Ill.'

24. Ozanic, Joseph - Chairman of the Mother Jones Memorial Committee at the Miner's Cemetery in Mt. Olive, Ill.

25. Foundation for Memorial to Mother Jones, Miners Cemetery, Mt. Olive, Ill.

26. Foundation for Memorial to Mother Jones, Miners Cemetery, Mt. Olive, Ill.

27. Foundation for Memorial to Mother Jones, Miners Cemetery, Mt. Olive, Ill.

28. Foundation for Memorial to Mother Jones, Miners Cemetery, Mt. Olive, Ill.

Chairman of the memorial is standing on top of foundation of the monument.

29. Ozanic, Joseph - Chairman of the Mother Jones Memorial Committee at the Miner's Cemetery in Mt. Olive, Ill.

Chairman of the memorial is standing on top of foundation of the monument.

30. Ozanic, Joseph - Chairman of the Mother Jones Memorial Committee at the Miner's Cemetery in Mt. Olive, Ill.

Mother Jones' new grave is in the foreground.

31. Foundation for Memorial to Mother Jones, Miners Cemetery, Mt. Olive, Ill.

Mother Jones' new grave is in the foreground.

32. Foundation for Memorial to Mother Jones, Miners Cemetery, Mt. Olive, Ill.

Group portrait of volunteer workers at Mother Jones Memorial, Miner's Cemetery, Mt. Olive, Illinois.

33. Volunteers at the Reburial of Mother Jones at the Miner's Cemetery, Mt. Olive, Ill.

Group portrait of volunteer workers at Mother Jones Memorial, Miner's Cemetery, Mt. Olive, Illinois.

34. Volunteers at the Reburial of Mother Jones at the Miner's Cemetery, Mt. Olive, Ill.

Young boy stands in front of groups of workers who helped with the Mother Jones Memorial.

35. Group of Willing Workers, Miners Cemetery, Mt. Olive, Ill.

Young boy stands in front of groups of workers who helped with the Mother Jones Memorial.

36. Group of Willing Workers, Miners Cemetery, Mt. Olive, Ill.

Workers load dirt into wheelbarrows for the Mother Jones Memorial at the Miner's Cemtery, Mt. Olive, Ill.

37. Hauling Dirt to Site of New Memorial, Miner's Cemetary, Mt. Olive, Ill.

Workers load dirt into wheelbarrows for the Mother Jones Memorial at the Miner's Cemtery, Mt. Olive, Ill.

38. Hauling Dirt to Site of New Memorial, Miner's Cemetary, Mt. Olive, Ill.

39. Model of Mother Jones Memorial to be Erected in the Miner's Cemetery, Mt. Olive, Ill.

40. Model of Mother Jones Memorial to be Erected in the Miner's Cemetery, Mt. Olive, Ill.

41. Model of Mother Jones Memorial to be Erected in the Miner's Cemetery, Mt. Olive, Ill.

42. Model of Mother Jones Memorial to be Erected in the Miner's Cemetery, Mt. Olive, Ill.

43. Model of Mother Jones Memorial to be Erected in the Miner's Cemetery, Mt. Olive, Ill.

44. Model of Mother Jones Memorial to be Erected in the Miner's Cemetery, Mt. Olive, Ill.

45. Model of Mother Jones Memorial to be Erected in the Miner's Cemetery, Mt. Olive, Ill.

46. Model of Mother Jones Memorial to be Erected in the Miner's Cemetery, Mt. Olive, Ill.