Auto Dealer Stark Hickey and Detroit Lions Player Clem Crabtree with a 1941 Lincoln Zephyr
THF118251 / Auto Dealer Stark Hickey and Detroit Lions Player Clem Crabtree with a 1941 Lincoln Zephyr
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Artifact Overview
Football fans could thank Dearborn, Michigan, Ford dealers for presenting radio broadcasts of the 1940 Detroit Lions' season. Fans could tune into WJR each week to hear the play-by-play. In addition, dealers sponsored an August preseason show that featured news from the Lions' training camp and interviews with players. Photographs, like this one, helped promote local dealers and the Lions' games.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
19 July 1940
Subject Date
19 July 1940
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.73992.B
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 11 in
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