Items

• 30587
  Copy of the flyer distributed at the Ford Rouge Plant in Dearborn, Michigan during the Battle of the Overpass. Original material can be found in Box 8, folder 7 of the UAW President's Office: Walter P. Reuther Records.
• 25326
  A Ford Service Department employee attempts to restrain a member of the UAW Local 174 Women’s Auxiliary during the “Battle of the Overpass.”
• 25257
  Robert Kanter, Richard Frankensteen and Walter Reuther regroup after they were met with violence by Ford Service Department employees during an UAW organizing attempt at the Ford Rouge Plant, Dearborn, Michigan.
• 25256
  Ford Service Department employees "escort" two UAW organizers to the street car waiting area during the Battle of the Overpass. An unidentified woman, possibly a member of the UAW Local 174 Women's Auxiliary, shows her displeasure with a gesture.
• 25254
  A confident Harry Bennett, head of the Ford Service Department, prepares to enter the courtroom during the National Labor Relations Bureau inquiry into the Battle of the Overpass.
• 25253
  An African American man enters the courtroom during the National Labor Relations Bureau inquiry into the Battle of the Overpass. It is assumed that his name is Mr. Jones and that he is a defendant accused of beating UAW organizers under the supervision of the Ford Service Department based on previous photographs in the series.
• 25249
  UAW organizers, members of the UAW Local 174 Women's Auxiliary and their supporters are forced back from the Ford Rouge Plant and into the Detroit Street Railway waiting area by Ford Service Department employees during the Battle of the Overpass.
• 25242
  UAW organizers, members of the UAW Local 174 Women's Auxiliary and their supporters are forced back from the Ford Rouge Plant and into the Detroit Street Railway waiting area by Ford Service Department employees during the Battle of the Overpass.
• 25234
  Walter Reuther and Richard Frankensteen clean themselves up after being beaten and thrown down a flight of stairs by Ford Service Department employees during the Battle of the Overpass.
• 25233
  A pair of UAW organizers, injured during the clash between Ford Service Department employees and union supporters. At right is Tony Marinovich.
• 25231 UAW - Battle of the Overpass Image Gallery
  Members of the UAW Local 174 Women's Auxiliary stand in the back of a parked streetcar and talk to the men standing outside of the Ford Rouge Plant during the Battle of the Overpass.
• 25229 The Ford Service Dept trying to block reporters
  A member of the Ford Service Department attempts to block the view of the press as Richard Frankensteen is brutally beaten during the Battle of the Overpass.
• 25228 The view Ford Service Dept is trying to block
  Richard Frankensteen is brutally beaten by employees of the Ford Service Department during the Battle of the Overpass as photographers record the event and servicemen try to block their view.
• 25227 UAW - Battle of the Overpass Image Gallery
  An unidentified UAW organizer is soundly beaten by a group of Ford Service Department employees during the Battle of the Overpass. Second from right is Sam Taylor.
• 25225 UAW - Battle of the Overpass Image Gallery
  UAW organizers, members of the UAW Local 174 Women's Auxiliary and their supporters are forced back from the Ford Rouge Plant and into the Detroit Street Railway waiting area by Ford Service Department employees during the Battle of the Overpass. The African American man at center is identified as "Jones."
• 25223 UAW - Battle of the Overpass Image Gallery
  An unidentified UAW organizer is knocked to the ground and beaten by a group of Ford Service Department employees during the Battle of the overpass. Third from left with his back to the camera is Sam Taylor.
• 11719
  An organizer for the UAW is attacked by employees of the Ford Service Department during the Battle of the Overpass.
• 8749
  Injured UAW organizers listen to testimony during a National Labor Review Bureau (NLRB) hearing on the "Battle of the Overpass," Dearborn, Michigan. At left is Allwin Stickel. Walter Reuther sits at center.
• 8748 (mounted policemen in background)
  Ford Service Department employees assault a UAW organizer as photographers and reporters record the incident during the Battle of the Overpass. In the background, mounted policemen watch the violence but make no move to stop it. The two men wearing hats, at center, are identified as Sam Taylor and William Commett
• 8747
  Ford Motor Company Servicemen beat Richard Frankensteen, a UAW organizer, during the “Battle of the Overpass”, Dearborn, Michigan. From left to right: Tellford, unidentified, Angelo Caruso, Commett, Goodman. Frankensteen is in the foreground with his jacket pulled over his head. At the far right are photographers and/or reporters from the local press.
• 1190
  Robert Sentman, president of a national CIO technician's union, is chased by William Commett and Mr. Jones (African American man at left) during the Battle of the Overpass. After this image was taken Mr. Sentman was thrown to the ground, kicked repeatedly in the face and dragged down the railway tracks by his assailants.
• 001 UAW - Battle of the Overpass Image Gallery
  UAW Organizers posing for photos before the Battle of the Overpass Left to right: Robert Kanter, Walter P. Reuther, Richard Frankensteen, J.J. Kennedy
• Collage 25256, 8404
• Collage 8787, 5512, 304
• Collage 001, 25231, 30587