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Workmen's Circle Golden Jubilee celebration, held at Madison Square Garden, New York, May 28, 1950
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| Title | Workmen's Circle Golden Jubilee celebration, held at Madison Square Garden, New York, May 28, 1950 |
| Photographer | Archer, Alexander |
| Date | 1950 |
| Notes | Caption on image: The Workmen's Circle 1900-1950. Golden Jubilee. Madison Square Garden May 28, 1950. Photo by Alexander Archer, Union Photographer. 75-5th Ave. N.Y. 13429-B2
PH Coll 769.6 |
| Contextual Notes | Workmen's Circle was originally a socialist workers' organization that was founded by Eastern European Jewish immigrants on New York's Lower East Side in 1892. In 1900, it became a national fraternal order and by 1910 had 38,866 members. It eventually grew to 700 branches. The Seattle lodge was first located at 14th Avenue and Main Street then later relocated to 120 21st Avenue. It was known as the Arbeter Ring in Yiddish. Their political beliefs were a mix of liberalism and socialism. After World War II, with the emergence of a strong anti-Communist atmosphere in America, the organization made efforts to distance itself from communism with public denunciations of that system. The organization allegedly purged its membership of "communist infiltrators". |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Workmen's Circle (U.S.)--Anniversaries, etc.; Fraternal organizations--United States; Jews--United States--Societies, etc.; Madison Square Garden (New York, N.Y.) |
| Location Depicted | United States--New York--New York |
| Digital Collection | Panoramic Photographs
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| Order Number | PPC028 |
| Ordering Information | Restrictions apply to the ordering of this image. Please contact photos@u.washington.edu for more information. |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Workmen's Circle/Der Arbeter Ring Branch 304 Photograph Collection. PH Coll 769 |
| Object Type | Panoramic photograph |
| Physical Description | Silver gelatin, b&w;7 1/4 x 24 3/4 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from a photograph at 400 dpi in TIFF format using a Graphtec CSX300-09, resized and enhanced using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm's software JPEG2000 Extension. 2010. |
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