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(8748) UAW Organizing, Violence, Battle of the Overpass, Dearborn, 1937

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 ...

Image - eclemens - 06/04/2013 - 11:10 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Farewell and Good Luck to AFSCME Archivist Johanna Russ

The Walter P. Reuther Library bid a fond farewell last week to Johanna Russ, who served as the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Archivist from June 30, 2008 until September 27, 2013. After five years at the Reuther, ...

Blog entry - cwesterman - 10/11/2013 - 16:56 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

(WSAV002727_071) Neighborhood Views, E. Grand Boulevard, 1981

A view a bend in E. Grand Blvd as it winds though the Poletown District. The Fisher Building is in view at right, back. Just out of frame is St. John Evangelist Church. Date:  1981-04-18 Physdesc:  Photograph ...

Image - eclemens - 03/16/2020 - 13:19 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Bruce L. Harkness Poletown Photographs

... “Poletown,” a multi-ethnic, multi-racial urban area on Detroit’s East Side, from February to December 1981. These photographs ...

Abstracts - eclemens - 09/09/2016 - 16:25 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

(WSAV002727_077) Neighborhood Views, Residents, Poletown, April 1981

An African American family poses for a photo in the yard of their home on Dane Street, between Moran and Elmwood. Note: This home was located next door to the residence that appears in image WSAV002727_076. Date:  1981-04-21 ...

Image - eclemens - 03/19/2020 - 12:11 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(WSAV002727_079) Milwaukee Avenue, Poletown, April 1981

A view of Milwaukee at Mitchell Avenue. St. Jospeh Mercy Hospital nurses' quarters can be seen in the distance. Date:  1981-04-23 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Bruce Harkness (Africa ...

Image - eclemens - 03/19/2020 - 13:54 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(25225) UAW Organizing, Violence, Battle of the Overpass, Dearborn, 1937

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. Th ...

Image - eclemens - 05/20/2011 - 15:43 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(8744) UAW Organizing, Reuther, Frankensteen, Battle of the Overpass, 1937

UAW organizers pose for the press on the Miller Road Overpass. Moments after this shot is taken they are attacked by employees of the Ford Service Department during the Battle of the Overpass. Left to right: Robert Kanter, Walter P. Reuther, Richard ...

Image - eclemens - 08/01/2013 - 09:01 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Horace Sheffield Papers

‹ previous 1085 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  LP000144 Extent:  1 linear foot (1 SB) Date:  1963-1977 Horace Sheffield served as an international representative ...

Abstracts - drice - 08/17/2011 - 10:54 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

Wayne State University Office of the President Warren E. Bow Records

‹ previous 1731 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  WSR00001B Extent:  2 linear feet (4 MB) Date:  1942-1945 Warren E. Bow (1891-1945) served as superintendent of the ...

Abstracts - cwesterman - 09/12/2014 - 13:39 - 0 comments - 1 attachment