UAW Organizers Being Photographed by Press at the Rouge Plant before the Battle of the Overpass, May 26, 1937
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Artifact Overview
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 (left center) on a pedestrian overpass at Ford's Rouge Plant. Photographers captured the bloody "Battle of the Overpass," which became a lasting symbol of the American labor struggle.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
26 May 1937
Creators
Creator Notes
Originally photographed by James E. (Scotty) Kilpatrick for the Detroit News
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.833.68529.17
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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