Site of Seeberville Shootings

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Anonymous	3/17/2009 4:39:14 PM	This is a view looking southeast of the Putrich house at #17 Second Street in Seeberville. The man labeled "Dad" is Joseph Putrich, the woman labeled "Mom," is Antonia Putrich, the woman labeled "Aunt," is Josephine (Grubesich) Tijan, and the others are likely the Putriches' children and boarders/relatives. According to Kim Hoagland in her article "The Boardinghouse Murders: Housing and American Ideals in Michigan's Copper Country in 1913," Croatian immigrants Joseph and Antonia Putrich rented the house from the Copper Range Mining Company. At the time these photos were taken, they had four children under the age of four, one hired girl, Josephine Grubesich (Antonia's sister), and ten male boarders, including Joseph's brother Steve Putrich, who died in the shooting, and his nephews Albert and Louis Tijan (Louis also died in the shooting, and Albert later married Antonia's sister Josephine). The other boarders included John Kalan and his eighteen-year-old son Slave, John Stimac, and two others. This is a rare view of a working-class, boarding house interior. - Jeremiah Mason, with thanks to Kim.

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Title:	Site of Seeberville Shootings
Photographer:	Unknown
Date:	August, 1913
Description:	The Seeberville home where two strikers were killed and two wounded by deputies August 14, 1913 [Exterior photograph of house with group of men, women and children standing. This print of photograph was owned by a decendant of the Putrich family and includes notations of "dad," "mom," and "aunt" to indicate specific family members.]
Source of Description:	Writing on image [cataloger]
Subject(s):	Labor Movements Human Settlements - Cities and Towns - Company Towns Metal Trade - Copper Industry and Trade - Copper Mines and Mining

Number of Pieces:	One Piece(s)
Medium:	photographic print;
Color:	B&W;
Size:	8.5 cm x 13.6 cm
Polarity:	; Positive.
Contents Note:
Local Note(s):	Copy of digital scan obtained from Joe and Elaine Putrich (Acc. 05-069D). Second scan taken of writing on reverse side of photograph (image Acc-05-069D-003)

Donor:	Joe and Elaine Putrich
Institution:	MTU Archives
Collection:	Acc. 05-069D
Collection #:
Image #:	Acc-05-069D-002
Condition:	Good

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