The Morrison family
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In their yard
John G. Morrison and his wife, Marie, are seen with three of their children — Arling, Merlin and Perry.
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Sweet old baby
Marie Morrison and her son Merlin.
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Three cute kids
Perry, Merlin and Arling Morrison sitting in their yard in Salt Lake City.
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The Morrison family
John G. and Marie Morrison and their children stand outside their home in Salt Lake City.
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The Morrison family
John G. and Marie Morrison and their children stand outside their home in Salt Lake City.
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Portrait after the shooting
This is the first portrait taken of the Morrison family after John G. and Arling Morrison were killed on Jan. 10, 1914.
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Grocery store
John G. Morrison can be seen standing in the center of this photo outside the first grocery store he opened in Salt Lake City.
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Great-grandchildren
Marie Morrison is seen with some of her great-grandchildren in the 1960s.
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John Arling Morrison
John Arling Morrison, 84, visits the gravesite of his grandparents Marie and John Gibson Morrison in Salt Lake City Cemetery.
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Gravesite
Cousins Merlin Morrison, 80, and John Arling Morrison, 84, talk at the gravesite of their grandparents John G. and Marie Morrison.
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John G. Morrison's grave
The gravesite of John G. Morrison in the Salt Lake City Cemetery.
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John Arling Morrison's grave
The gravesite of John Arling Morrison, who was known as Arling, at the Salt Lake City Cemetery.
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Marie Nowlin Morrison
Marie Nowlin Morrison as a child.
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Casket banner
This banner was displayed on the casket of Arling Morrison during the funeral service for him and his father.
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Condolence letter
Merlin Morrison's teacher wrote to him two days after his father, John G. Morrison, and his brother Arling were murdered.
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Family portrait
John G. Morrison and his wife, Marie, are seen with their children.
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John and his chidren
John G. Morrison is seen with his children Arling, Merlin and Perry.
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Family portrait
John G. Morrison and his wife, Marie, are seen with their children Merlin, Perry and Arling.
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Police officer
John G. Morrison, the fourth officer from the right, stands with other members of the Salt Lake City police department at the intersection of Main Street and Exchange Place.
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Family home
The Morrison family lived in this house in 1914 when John G. and Arling Morrison were killed.
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Morrison's grocery store
This is an interior view of John G. Morrison's grocery store at 778 S. West Temple.
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Morrison's grocery store
The Morrison family's grocery store at 778 S. West Temple, where John G. Morrison and his son Arling were killed on Jan. 10, 1914.
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Two families meet
Pia Samuelsson shakes hands with John Arling Morrison during an event where the two families met each other on Sept. 4, 2015.
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Centennial concert
Merlin Morrison, left, Marilyn Morrison-Ryan and her daughter Leslie Clements watch the Joe Hill Centennial Concert.
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Two families meet
Lovisa Samuelsson, the great grandniece of Joe Hill, meets Marilyn Morrison.
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Great grandniece performs
Lovisa Samuelsson, the great grandniece of Joe Hill, performs her final set during the Joe Hill Centennial Celebration in Sugar House Park on Sept. 5, 2015.
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Hägglunds meet the Morrisons
Rolf Hägglund, left, meets Marilyn Morrison at an event where the two families met each other in Salt Lake City on Sept. 4, 2015.
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Hägglunds meet the Morrisons
Merlin Morrison, center, and his cousin John Arling Morrison meet Rolf Hägglund during an event where the two families met each other on Sept. 4, 2015.
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In their yard
John G. Morrison and his wife, Marie, are seen with three of their children — Arling, Merlin and Perry — in their yard near 500 S. 200 West in Salt Lake City. John G. and Arling were fatally shot in the family's grocery story on Jan. 10, 1914, and Merlin, then 13, witnessed the killings.
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Sweet old baby
A handwritten note that says "sweet old baby" can be seen on this photo of Marie Morrison and her son Merlin in their yard near 500 S. 200 West in Salt Lake City. In 1914, at age 13, Merlin witnessed the murders of his father and an older brother.
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Three cute kids
A handwritten note that says "three cute kids" can be seen on this photo of Perry, Merlin and Arling Morrison sitting in their yard near 500 S. 200 West in Salt Lake City. In 1914, Arling and his father, John G. Morrison, were killed by masked men in the family's grocery store, and Merlin witnessed the shootings.
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The Morrison family
John G. and Marie Morrison and their children stand outside their home at 877 S. 200 West in Salt Lake City. Left to right are Robert, Arling, John G., James (known as Buck), Blanche, Marie, Merlin and Perry. The house was three blocks from a grocery store the family ran at 778 S. West Temple. On Jan. 10, 1914, two men entered the store and killed John and Arling. Merlin, who was 13, was in the back of the store and got a brief look at the attackers. A few days later, labor activist Joe Hill was arrested and charged with the crime.
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The Morrison family
John G. and Marie Morrison and their children stand outside their home at 877 S. 200 West in Salt Lake City. Left to right are Robert, Arling, John G., James (known as Buck), Blanche, Marie, Merlin and Perry. The house was three blocks from a grocery store the family ran at 778 S. West Temple. On Jan. 10, 1914, two men entered the store and killed John and Arling. Merlin, who was 13, was in the back of the store and got a brief look at the attackers. A few days later, labor activist Joe Hill was arrested and charged with the crime.
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First portrait after the shooting
This is the first portrait taken of the Morrison family after John G. and Arling Morrison were killed on Jan. 10, 1914. Left to right are children Perry, Robert, James (known as Buck), widow Marie and children Merlin and Blanche. Merlin had witnessed the shootings.
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Grocery store
John G. Morrison can be seen standing in the center of this photo outside the first grocery store he opened in Salt Lake City. This store was at 470 S. 100 West. He later moved the store to 778 S. West Temple.
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Great-grandchildren
Marie Morrison, the widow of murdered grocer John G. Morrison, is seen with some of her great-grandchildren in the 1960s.
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John Arling Morrison
John Arling Morrison, 84, visits the gravesite of his grandparents Marie and John Gibson Morrison in the Salt Lake City Cemetery on April 9, 2015. John Morrison was named after his uncle John Arling Morrison, who was known as Arling and is buried nearby. John G. and Arling were killed in their Salt Lake City grocery store on Jan. 10, 1914. Industrial Workers of the World songwriter Joe Hill was convicted of the crime and executed on Nov. 19, 1915.
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Gravesite
Cousins Merlin Morrison, 80, and John Arling Morrison, 84, talk at the gravesite of their grandparents John G. and Marie Morrison in the Salt Lake City Cemetery on April 9, 2015. Merlin is named after his father, who as a 13-year-old boy witnessed his own father, John G., being fatally shot, along with the teen's older brother, Arling. Industrial Workers of the World songwriter Joe Hill was later convicted of the Jan. 10, 1914, murder of John Morrison and executed at the Utah State Prison.
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John G. Morrison's grave
The gravesite of John G. Morrison in the Salt Lake City Cemetery on April 9, 2015. Morrison was murdered, along with his son Arling, in his downtown Salt Lake City grocery store on Jan. 10, 1914.
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John Arling Morrison's grave
The gravesite of John Arling Morrison, who was known as Arling, at the Salt Lake City Cemetery. He and his father, John G. Morrison, were killed at the family's grocery store in Salt Lake City on Jan. 10, 1914. Industrial Workers of the World songwriter Joe Hill was later convicted of the murder of John Morrison and executed on Nov. 19, 1915.
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Marie Nowlin Morrison
Marie Nowlin Morrison as a child. She married John G. Morrison in 1893. He and their teenage son Arling were fatally shot at the family's grocery store in January 1914.
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Casket banner
This banner was displayed on the casket of Arling Morrison during the funeral service for him and his father. They were fatally shot in their grocery store on Jan. 10, 1914. The family viewed Arling as a hero because he managed to grab a gun and shoot one of the intruders. That shot led police to arrest Joe Hill, who showed up with a gunshot wound at a doctor's office in Murray the night of the murders. A newspaper article about the Morrisons' funeral said more than 1000 people attended.
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Condolence letter
Merlin Morrison's teacher wrote to him two days after his father, John G. Morrison, and his brother Arling were murdered in their Salt Lake City grocery store on Jan. 10, 1914. The letter reads:
Dear Merlin,
I was inexpressibly shocked to hear of the tragedy that has befallen your family. It is hard to know what to say that will be of consolation to any one in trouble like yours, but with all my heart I hope that the sorrow which has come to you and yours will not be greater than you can bear. You have already played the part of a brave boy and I know that you will continue to do so and help to make things easier for those you love. Will you remember that the heartfelt sympathy of your teacher and companions here is with you in your trouble? I wish that it were possible to bear part of it for you, but can only pray that the Divine Power which made death less terrible in my own home a year ago may come to your aid now and bring you peace and comfort as it has done to me.
Sincerely, Laura Malin
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Family portrait
John G. Morrison and his wife, Marie, are seen with their children Merlin, Perry, Robert and Arling. John and Arling Morrison were later fatally shot in the family's Salt Lake City grocery store in January 1914.
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John and his chidren
John G. Morrison is seen with his children Arling, Merlin and Perry in their yard at approximately 500 S. 200 West in Salt Lake City. John and Arling Morrison were fatally shot in the family's Salt Lake City grocery store in January 1914. Merlin, then 13, witnessed the murders.
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John and his chidren
John G. Morrison and his wife, Marie, are seen with their children Merlin, Perry and Arling. John and Arling Morrison were fatally shot in the family's Salt Lake City grocery store in January 1914. Merlin, then 13, witnessed the murders.
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Police officer
John G. Morrison, the fourth officer from the right, stands with other members of the Salt Lake City police department at the intersection of Main Street and Exchange Place, near what was then the U.S. Post Office and Courthouse. Morrison later left the department and returned full time to his grocery store. He and his son Arling were fatally shot in the family's Salt Lake City store in January 1914.
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Family home
The Morrison family lived in this house in 1914 when John G. and Arling Morrison were killed. The house was at the corner of 900 S. 200 West. The site is now a community garden.
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Morrison's grocery store
This is an interior view of John G. Morrison's grocery store at 778 S. West Temple. John G. Morrison was fatally shot on Jan. 10, 1914, as he stood near the front of the store, behind the counter on the right side of the image. Arling Morrison, his son, was shot three times and killed near the scale that is visible midway down the counter on the left side. Younger son Merlin Morrison was in the back of the store, near the door, and called police after witnessing the shootings. John G. Morrison later died at a hospital.
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Morrison's grocery store
The Morrison family's grocery store at 778 S. West Temple, where John G. Morrison and his son Arling were killed on Jan. 10, 1914.
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Two families meet
Pia Samuelsson shakes hands with John Arling Morrison during an event where the two families met each other on Sept. 4, 2015. Samuelsson's and Hägglund's grandfather was Joe Hill's brother. The Morrison's grandfather was John G. Morrison. On January 10, 1914, John G. Morrison and his son Arling were murdered in Salt Lake City and Joe Hill was later convicted and executed. Merlin's father, also named Merlin, was in the store and witnessed the crime. The other two men standing by them are Rolf Hägglund, Samuelsson's brother, and Merlin Morrison, John Arling's cousin.
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Centennial concert
Merlin Morrison, left, Marilyn Morrison-Ryan and her daughter Leslie Clements watch the Joe Hill Centennial Celebration in Sugar House Park on Sept. 5, 2015. The concert was organized by the Joe Hill Organizing Committee as a way to honor the life and legacy of the labor icon who was executed nearly 100 years ago on November 19, 1915. The Morrison family are descendants of John G. Morrison, the man Hill was convicted of killing in 1914. .
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Two families meet
Lovisa Samuelsson, the great grandniece of Joe Hill, meets Marilyn Morrison backstage during the Joe Hill Centennial Celebration in Sugar House Park on Sept. 5, 2015. Morrison is the granddaughter of John G. Morrison, the man hill was convicted of killing in 1914. The concert was organized by the Joe Hill Organizing Committee as a way to honor the life and legacy of the labor icon who was executed nearly 100 years ago on November 19, 1915.
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Great grandniece
Lovisa Samuelsson, the great grandniece of Joe Hill, performs her final set during the Joe Hill Centennial Celebration in Sugar House Park on Sept. 5, 2015. The concert was organized by the Joe Hill Organizing Committee as a way to honor the life and legacy of the labor icon who was executed nearly 100 years ago on November 19, 1915.
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Hägglunds meet the Morrisons
Rolf Hägglund, left, meets Marilyn Morrison at an event where the two families met each other in Salt Lake City on Sept. 4, 2015. Hägglund's grandfather was Joe Hill's brother, who was convicted of killing Morrison's grandfather, John G. Morrison, in 1914.
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Hägglunds meet the Morrisons
Merlin Morrison, center, and his cousin John Arling Morrison meet Rolf Hägglund during an event where the two families met each other on Sept. 4, 2015. Hägglund's grandfather was Joe Hill's brother. The Morrison's grandfather was John G. Morrison. On January 10, 1914, John G. Morrison and his son Arling were murdered in Salt Lake City and Joe Hill was later convicted and executed. Merlin's father, also named Merlin, was in the store and witnessed the crime.
