[Outbreak of violence at a lumber yard, where 2 Metcalf brothers, Americans, were stabbed to death, Cananea, Mexico] – Vintage Wall Art
![[Outbreak of violence at a lumber yard, where 2 Metcalf brothers, Americans, were stabbed to death, Cananea, Mexico], 1906 — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/80/80b69a2e497b-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic photograph captures [Outbreak of violence at a lumber yard, where 2 Metcalf brothers, Americans, were stabbed to death, Cananea, Mexico] in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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[Outbreak of violence at a lumber yard, where 2 Metcalf brothers, Americans, were stabbed to death, Cananea, Mexico]
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Cananea, a copper town in Sonora, saw one of the most closely watched outbreaks of violence in the summer of 1906, when a clash at a lumber yard reportedly left two American brothers, both named Metcalf, stabbed to death. The violence was part of a broader labor upheaval at the Cananea Consolidated Copper Company, where Mexican miners resented being paid less than American workers doing similar jobs. Strikes, crowds and an armed American response across the border made the town an early flashpoint in the unrest that preceded the Mexican Revolution. The caption information comes from an unverified card, so the exact sequence of events is worth reading with care.
| Created / published | 1906 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Subjects | 2 postcards, original photographs, Summer 1906. Natalie Plunkett Collection. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: B.I. (3); Mex.-Cananea; Mex--Hist--1906; For. Relations. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 909 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-148090 |
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