James Shepperson, Labor Recruiter

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Document Type

Image

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Creation Date

1915

Description

James Shepperson, Kittitas County businessman and labor recruiter in the 1880s and 1890s, was an early spokesman for the black community. He was the original founder of the Black Mason group in Washington State. Shepperson was also one of the Seattle branch of the International Council of the World in 1901. This ca. 1915 photograph was from a newspaper article.

Comments

Scanned photographic print March 2001, DPI- 300, JPEG, with a Microtek Scanmaker 6400 XL.

Recommended Citation

"James Shepperson, Labor Recruiter" (1915). Roslyn African American History Photographs. 79.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/roslyn_african_american_history/79

Approximate Date

circa 1915

Spatial Coverage (for ex: Ellensburg, WA)

Washington (State) - Kittitas County - Roslyn

Source

Ellensburg Public Library

Format

image/jpg