"DEBS IS NOW IN PRISON! SOCIALIST MASS MEETING" BROADSIDE POSTER.
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Winning Bid:
$2,336.40 (Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
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Tuesday, November 2, 2021 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Tuesday, November 2, 2021 9:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #233 Part I
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Item Description
8.25x10.5". 1919. Broadside from Richmond, IN dated Wednesday April 16, the day after Debs was imprisoned in West Virginia. "Debs Is Now In Prison! Socialist Mass Meeting, Court House." Additional text of note includes "Saturday We Issued A Call For You To Come In Your Thousands. You Came. We Called Upon You To Demonstrate. You Answered The Call. The Victory Is Yours! City Council Meets Wednesday Night To Kill Free Speech In Democratic America! We Meet To Enjoy Free Speech. In Behalf Of Liberty, Democracy And Free Speech Again We Call You In Your Thousands." Random folds lines, edge and handling wear. Uneven margins. Fine. An impressive and historically significant poster for this popular activist.
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