Ford Service Department Men Attack UAW Organizer Richard Frankensteen during the Battle of the Overpass, May 26, 1937
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Ford Motor Company refused to recognize the United Auto Workers labor union and hired guards to resist unionization among Ford employees. In May 1937, men from Ford's Service Department attacked labor organizers on a pedestrian overpass at Ford's Rouge Plant, beating several men and women. This bloody "Battle of the Overpass" became a lasting symbol of the American labor struggle.
Ford Motor Company refused to recognize the United Auto Workers labor union and hired guards to resist unionization among Ford employees. In May 1937, men from Ford's Service Department attacked labor organizers on a pedestrian overpass at Ford's Rouge Plant, beating several men and women. This bloody "Battle of the Overpass" became a lasting symbol of the American labor struggle.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
26 May 1937
Creators
Creator Notes
Originally photographed by James E. (Scotty) Kilpatrick.
Keywords
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
Frankensteen, Richard T., 1907-1977
Ford Motor Company. Rouge River Plant
International Union, United Automobile Workers of America (CIO)
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.O.4951
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.25 in
Width: 10 in
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