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Becky Edelson [i.e., Edelsohn] under arrest -- Tarrytown
Summary
Photograph shows Rebecca Edelsohn (c. 1889 or 1892-1973) after her arrest for attempting to hold an open air mass meeting in Fountain Square, Tarrytown, New York on May 30, without a permit. Edelsohn and fellow I.W.W. members were protesting labor violence in Ludlow, Colorado and went to Tarrytown to denounce John D. Rockefeller, Jr. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011)
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Date
01/01/1914
Contributors
Bain News Service, publisher
Source
Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on publication.
