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Berkshire Strike--Pickets with Tear Gas
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View of Berkshire Knitting Mills buildings 201 (center) and 202 (right), looking northeast from the intersection of Reading Ave. and 8th Ave. There is a crowd of strikers around the buildings, being steered by police. Tear gas is spreading across the road, while a policeman in the right foreground looks on.
1936
American Federation of Hosiery Workers
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Berkshire Strike — Pickets and Police on Horses
1936
View of Berkshire Knitting Mills campus looking northwest from the intersection of Reading Ave. and 8th Ave. Four police officers on horseback watch picketers cross 8th Ave.
Hosiery Logo
circa 1936
An oval-shaped, Art Deco style, blue and white logo depicting a woman in a short dress holding a stocking over her head. Buildings, the sun, and waves are behind her. The text reads: "Wear Union ma...
Police Arresting Allis-Chalmers Striker
December 4, 1946
Police arresting an Allis-Chalmers striker.
Kohler Strike Commemorative March, 1936
July 26, 1936
Kohler workers and supporters of Federal Labor Union 18545 marching along a sidewalk in front of the Kohler Company main office headquarters. They are led by a man carrying an American flag.
Police at Allis-Chalmers Strike
November 25, 1946
Police pushing a group of strikers in front of the factory gate at the Allis-Chalmers strike. On the far right is a man holding a press camera.
Striker Arrested, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
December 7, 1946
During a march in support of the striking Local 75 of the United Automobile Workers, the police arrest one participant.
