Lodi, N.J. Silk Strike in 1932 during Mustard Gas Barrage used by Police to Disperse Strikers

Groups of mostly young men running in different directions at an intersection in front of a brick building and surrounded by clouds of gas. Some are dressed in suits, some in shirts and trousers. One man in a police uniform runs in the bottom left. A wooden telephone pole and small sign stand on the right side. Shadows of the pole and telephone wires cross the pavement. Signed on front of print.

Ralph Morgan was a commercial and freelance photographer in the Denver area. He took photographs of businesses for promotional purposes and was the official photographer for the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Denver, Colorado. He also sold his freelance work to newspapers and photo syndicates. He was interested in horse racing, along with horse and dog shows.