Mary A. 'Mother' Jones Speaks in Star City, W. Va.
Date:
1918/06/16
Description:
"Mother" Jones, on behalf of the UMWA, addresses 600 people including miners and their families at Star City, WV. She advised the miners to work hard at their jobs to help win the war, but to continue their efforts to unionize.
A view of Anderson's barn with one man, several chickens, and two mules in front. Text on back reads, "Now the site of St. Mary's Catholic Church. A bum stayed in this barn one night and burned it down, killing all thirteen horses."