Credit: American Catholic History Research Center and University Archives
In 1916, Terence Powderly posed for this photo with two other veterans of the American labor movement, Mother Jones and United Mine Workers of America president John P. White. After losing leadership of the Knights of Labor in 1893, Powderly worked as a lawyer, and served as U.S. Commissioner General of Immigration from 1897 to 1902. From 1907 to 1921, he was Chief Information Officer for the U.S. Bureau of Immigration.
