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UAW Organizers at the Rouge / Room With Murals On Walls / UAW Organizers at the Rouge / Ford Dealers Merit Club

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. Men in plant yard handing newspapers to workers walking past - group with newspapers talking with policemen - policemen putting men into paddy wagon - policeman reading newspaper, another man looking over his shoulder - two men, one writing on newspaper. [1938] b. Man working at desk. Circular room with murals on walls, huge globe in center, workers on scaffolding - view of room from scaffolding, murals - worker on scaffolding cleaning and replacing light bulbs in fixtures around room. [1937] c. Large number of men, some with newspapers, in plant yard - policeman leading man through crowd to paddy wagon - close-up of man with cigar in mouth - views of milling crowd - men standing behind sign, ‘Congested Area, Hawking, Selling, Distributing, Prohibited,’ offering newspapers to passing workers - two women with hats with ‘UAW’ on them holding newspapers - line of men with papers, officials walking past, workers on overpass in background - workers passing line, some taking newspapers, policemen standing to the rear of line - buses in plant yard, newspaper litter. [1938] d. Views of large building at night, sign, ‘Ford Dealers, Sales and Service,’ groups on balconies - lower part of sign, ‘…Merit Club…’ - groups on balconies, sign, ‘Welcome Ford Merit Club Members’ - large group of men leaving building. [1937]

  • Part of Ford Motor Company Collection, Motion Picture Films Relating to the Ford Motor Company, the Henry Ford Family, Noted Personalities, Industry, and Numerous Americana and Other Subjects

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