Photographers at funeral of Mr. McKay — 5/1923 — #6080_1
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Photograph Copyright Anderson & Middleton Company
United States — Washington (State) — Aberdeen
Equipment includes view cameras, folding field camera and Graflex reflex-type camera. Thanks to Sam Talley who notes: “In May 1923 logger William McKay, a member of the IWW union (Industrial Workers of the World or 'Wobblies'), was picketing at the Bay City Mill in South Aberdeen. The protesters were trying to organize mill workers into joining a big union representing skilled and unskilled employees. He was shot in the back of the head by a hired gunman in an attempt to disrupt the strikers." Additional thanks to William Smay who notes "This photo appears to be looking north on Young St. in Aberdeen, near the intersection of Forsythe."
