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P15890Description
During the incarceration 1921, at Walla Walla, WA of the men convicted during the I. W. W. trial in Montesano, WA, in 1920. Left to Right: Ray Becker, O. C. Bland, Britt Smith, Bert Bland. Bottom Row: Eugene Barnett, John H. Lamb, James McInerney.
On back of Photo: These men were sentenced to serve 25 to 40 years in the pen because some of them tried to defend the IWW Hall and home of Britt Smith when it was attacked by a mob Nov. 11, 1919. Barnett had absolutely no connection with the trouble and the others only fought in defense of lives and property. Mrs. H. A. Downer Cottonwood, ID
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Centralia Massacre IncarerationLexicon
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Armistice Day, Centralia Massacre, Walla Walla, IncarcerationRelationships
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Barnett, EugenePerson or Organization
Becker, RayPerson or Organization
Bland, BertPerson or Organization
Bland, O. C.Person or Organization
Lamb, JohnPerson or Organization
Smith, BrittPerson or Organization
McInerney, JamesCreate Date
November 10, 2015Update Date
August 7, 2024