Eugene V. Debs

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Eugene Victor Debs (November 5, 1855 – October 20, 1926) was an American socialist, political activist, trade unionist, one of the founding members of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and five times the candidate of the Socialist Party of America for President of the United States.

Portraits[edit]

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    Debs (undated)

  • Debs (1894)

    Debs (1894)

  • Debs (1897)

    Debs (1897)

  • Debs (1900)

    Debs (1900)

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    Debs (1900)

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    Debs (1900)

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    Debs (1902)

  • Debs (1907)

    Debs (1907)

  • Debs (1908)

    Debs (1908)

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    Debs (1908)

  • Debs (1909)

    Debs (1909)

  • Debs (1910)

    Debs (1910)

  • Debs (1912)

    Debs (1912)

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    Debs (1912)

  • Debs (circa 1912)

    Debs (circa 1912)

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    Debs (1912)

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    Debs (1912)

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    Debs (1912)

  • Debs (circa 1915–1920)

    Debs (circa 1915–1920)

Speeches[edit]

  • Advertisement for socialist orator Eugene V. Debs from the July 21, 1902 edition of The Daily Sentinel in Grand Junction, Colorado.

    Advertisement for socialist orator Eugene V. Debs from the July 21, 1902 edition of The Daily Sentinel in Grand Junction, Colorado.

  • Debs speaking to an audience outside of the Hotel Antler & Keeflin Cafe, 1908

    Debs speaking to an audience outside of the Hotel Antler & Keeflin Cafe, 1908

  • Debs giving a speech at the Hippodrome in New York City in 1910.

    Debs giving a speech at the Hippodrome in New York City in 1910.

  • Debs delivering a speech on the campaign trail in 1912.

    Debs delivering a speech on the campaign trail in 1912.

  • Debs in 1918 delivering the speech in Canton, Ohio that resulted in his arrest and eventual conviction for sedition.

    Debs in 1918 delivering the speech in Canton, Ohio that resulted in his arrest and eventual conviction for sedition.

Illustrations and sketches[edit]

  • Political cartoon from the July 21, 1894 cover of Harper's Weekly. The political cartoon is labeled "The Vanguard of Anarchy" and depicts Eugene Debs the leader of the American Railway Union being carried on a throne among a procession which carries a standard that states anarchy.

    Political cartoon from the July 21, 1894 cover of Harper's Weekly. The political cartoon is labeled "The Vanguard of Anarchy" and depicts Eugene Debs the leader of the American Railway Union being carried on a throne among a procession which carries a standard that states anarchy.

  • Political cartoon by W. A. Rogers depicting Eugene V. Debs, who is wearing a crown labeled "Debs American Railway Union" and sitting atop a railway swing bridge labeled "highway of trade". (1894)

    Political cartoon by W. A. Rogers depicting Eugene V. Debs, who is wearing a crown labeled "Debs American Railway Union" and sitting atop a railway swing bridge labeled "highway of trade". (1894)

  • Debs sketched by an artist for the San Francisco Call (1897)

    Debs sketched by an artist for the San Francisco Call (1897)

  • Debs illustrated by Oregonian artist Harry Daniel Murphy (1904)

    Debs illustrated by Oregonian artist Harry Daniel Murphy (1904)

  • Debs illustrated by Oregonian artist Harry Daniel Murphy (1904)

    Debs illustrated by Oregonian artist Harry Daniel Murphy (1904)

  • Political cartoon by C. W. Fryer depicting Socialist candidate for President of the United States Eugene V. Debbs about to spear a two-headed octopus labeled "Capitalism" with the faces of Republican candidate Teddy Roosevelt and Democratic candidate Alton B. Parker.

    Political cartoon by C. W. Fryer depicting Socialist candidate for President of the United States Eugene V. Debbs about to spear a two-headed octopus labeled "Capitalism" with the faces of Republican candidate Teddy Roosevelt and Democratic candidate Alton B. Parker.

  • Political cartoon by C. W. Fryer depicting Socialist candidate for President of the United States Eugene V. Debbs hoisting a two-headed octopus labeled "Capitalism" with the faces of Republican candidate Teddy Roosevelt and Democratic candidate Alton B. Parker over his shoulder on a spear labeled "Franchise".

    Political cartoon by C. W. Fryer depicting Socialist candidate for President of the United States Eugene V. Debbs hoisting a two-headed octopus labeled "Capitalism" with the faces of Republican candidate Teddy Roosevelt and Democratic candidate Alton B. Parker over his shoulder on a spear labeled "Franchise".

  • The Lost Child by Samuel D. Ehrhart (1908)

    The Lost Child by Samuel D. Ehrhart (1908)

  • 1909 advertisement by the Progress Publishing Company in the The Progressive Woman featuring a sketch of Debs

    1909 advertisement by the Progress Publishing Company in the The Progressive Woman featuring a sketch of Debs

  • This Harper’s Weekly cartoon depicts the leftward movement of Progressive Party presidential nominee Theodore Roosevelt by picturing him stealing the political clothes of populist Democrat William Jennings Bryan and Socialist Eugene Debs. (1912)

    This Harper’s Weekly cartoon depicts the leftward movement of Progressive Party presidential nominee Theodore Roosevelt by picturing him stealing the political clothes of populist Democrat William Jennings Bryan and Socialist Eugene Debs. (1912)

  • Debs on the cover of the Marxist magazine The Liberator (1919)

    Debs on the cover of the Marxist magazine The Liberator (1919)

  • Cartoon showing US Socialist Presidential candidate, who ran from in prison in the 1920 election

    Cartoon showing US Socialist Presidential candidate, who ran from in prison in the 1920 election

  • A sketch of Debs that accompanied his obituary (1926)

    A sketch of Debs that accompanied his obituary (1926)

Campaigns for president[edit]

  • Members of the National Executive Committee of the Social Democratic Party of America in 1900.

    Members of the National Executive Committee of the Social Democratic Party of America in 1900.

  • Social Democratic Party of America ticket for President and Vice President of the United States (1900)

    Social Democratic Party of America ticket for President and Vice President of the United States (1900)

  • Campaign poster for the the Socialist Party candidates for President and Vice President of the United States (1904)

    Campaign poster for the the Socialist Party candidates for President and Vice President of the United States (1904)

  • Poster used in the 1912 U.S. election on behalf of Socialist Party Presidential candidate Eugene V. Debs and Vice Presidential candidate Emil Seidel

    Poster used in the 1912 U.S. election on behalf of Socialist Party Presidential candidate Eugene V. Debs and Vice Presidential candidate Emil Seidel

  • Debs (above right) with Emil Seidel in 1912

    Debs (above right) with Emil Seidel in 1912

  • Campaign ribbon and medallion for the Socialist Party candidates for President and Vice President of the United States (1912)

    Campaign ribbon and medallion for the Socialist Party candidates for President and Vice President of the United States (1912)

Prison and release[edit]

  • Debs during his prison sentence at the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary in 1920.

    Debs during his prison sentence at the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary in 1920.

  • Socialist leaders George E. Roewer, Jr. and Seymour Stedman leaving Atlanta Federal Penitentiary, May 1920, where they visited imprisoned Socialist Party Presidential nominee Eugene V. Debs.

    Socialist leaders George E. Roewer, Jr. and Seymour Stedman leaving Atlanta Federal Penitentiary, May 1920, where they visited imprisoned Socialist Party Presidential nominee Eugene V. Debs.

  • Telegram from Attorney General Daugherty to the warden of the Atlanta Penitentiary regarding the commutation by President Harding of Eugene V. Debs sentence.

    Telegram from Attorney General Daugherty to the warden of the Atlanta Penitentiary regarding the commutation by President Harding of Eugene V. Debs sentence.

  • Eugene V. Debs leaving the Federal Penitentiary in Atlanta, Georgia, on Christmas Day 1921. He had been imprisoned in 1918 under the Sedition Act, for giving a speech against participation in the First World War. President Warren G. Harding commuted his sentence to time served in December 1921.

    Eugene V. Debs leaving the Federal Penitentiary in Atlanta, Georgia, on Christmas Day 1921. He had been imprisoned in 1918 under the Sedition Act, for giving a speech against participation in the First World War. President Warren G. Harding commuted his sentence to time served in December 1921.

  • Debs standing, holding hat in air outside of the Federal Penitentiary in Atlanta, Georgia

    Debs standing, holding hat in air outside of the Federal Penitentiary in Atlanta, Georgia

  • Debs after his release from Atlanta Federal Penitentiary in 1921.

    Debs after his release from Atlanta Federal Penitentiary in 1921.

  • Debs after his release from Atlanta Federal Penitentiary in 1921.

    Debs after his release from Atlanta Federal Penitentiary in 1921.

  • Debs leaving White House, 24 December 1921, the day after his release from prison following a Presidential pardon.

    Debs leaving White House, 24 December 1921, the day after his release from prison following a Presidential pardon.

  • Theodore Debs (left) embraces his brother Eugene V. Debs (right) upon his return to his home in Terre Haute, Indiana after serving nearly three years of a 10 year sentence for sedition at Atlanta Federal Penitentiary.

    Theodore Debs (left) embraces his brother Eugene V. Debs (right) upon his return to his home in Terre Haute, Indiana after serving nearly three years of a 10 year sentence for sedition at Atlanta Federal Penitentiary.

Other[edit]

  • Lithograph of Debs (1897)

    Lithograph of Debs (1897)

  • Eugene V. Debs (right) with his brother Theodore (left) and their father Jean Daniel (center)

    Eugene V. Debs (right) with his brother Theodore (left) and their father Jean Daniel (center)

  • Debs with a group of young Socialists in Chicago (undated)

    Debs with a group of young Socialists in Chicago (undated)

  • Rep. Victor Berger, Bertha Hale White & Eugene V. Debs

    Rep. Victor Berger, Bertha Hale White & Eugene V. Debs

  • Rep. Victor Berger, Bertha Hale White & Eugene V. Debs

    Rep. Victor Berger, Bertha Hale White & Eugene V. Debs

  • Debs at his office (undated)

    Debs at his office (undated)

  • Eugene V. Debs and family at their house in Terre Haute, Indiana, September 30, 1925

    Eugene V. Debs and family at their house in Terre Haute, Indiana, September 30, 1925

  • SW View of Eugene V. Debs House and Museum at 415 N. 8th Street in Terre Haute, Indiana

    SW View of Eugene V. Debs House and Museum at 415 N. 8th Street in Terre Haute, Indiana

  • Debs' signature

    Debs' signature

  • Letter dated January 12, 1918 from Eugene V. Debs to Frank O'Hare

    Letter dated January 12, 1918 from Eugene V. Debs to Frank O'Hare

  • Letter dated February 17, 1918 from Frank O'Hare to Eugene V. Debs

    Letter dated February 17, 1918 from Frank O'Hare to Eugene V. Debs

  • "Grand, Mass Meeting," broadside dated May 22, 1894 by the American Railway Union led by Eugene Debs about deciding on the Pullman Strike.

    "Grand, Mass Meeting," broadside dated May 22, 1894 by the American Railway Union led by Eugene Debs about deciding on the Pullman Strike.

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