Scattered - A scene at the peak of the battle as tear gas scattered the rioters. Police remonstrated with the strikers. 'You're only making it worse,' they pleaded. 'Cutout the violence.' The advice of the officers was answered with jeers.

Wrecked Auto - close-up of the damaged interior of a non-striking oil worker's auto after vandals in Richmond had finished their work. - Photo by the San Francisco Examiner.

Struggle - This picture was made at the peak of the oil strike struggle. An unidentified policeman staves off an attack as fists and feet flew in the battle. Although vastly outnumbered, the police eventually restored order.

Rushing to Attack, Pickets Swarm on the First Truckload of Spinach

On The Job - Non-union telephone workers are shown as they stuck to their posts yesterday as the strike got underway.

Chief - Police Chief Charles Dullea personally led his men yesterday when word was flashed to headquarters that violence was imminent. Above, Chief Dullea gets into the thick of the outburst and lends a hand in pushing back the demonstrators.

Policemen herd a group of demonstrators in yesterday's strike outburst off the street onto the sidewalk.

Defiant - Officers had a brief but difficult time restraining this CIO picket from remaining in the way of the trucks. The incident threatened for a minute to turn into an outright clash between pickets and police, but serious trouble was averted.