18. The I.W.W. in Washington

Equality Colony

Equality Colony, located in Skagit County, was founded in 1897. The "B.C.C." seen in this group photograph stood for the Brotherhood of the Cooperative Commonwealth which planned to convert Washington to socialism by creating a system of colonies throughout the state. (Special Collections Division, University of Washington Libraries, Social Issues Files Aa. UW negative #2274 or #11282.

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