Ford Employee and Detroit Northern Basketball Coach Eddie Powers, August 1944

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Artifact Overview

Edward "Eddie" Powers (1896-1971) served as both a high school basketball coach and a basketball referee, including officiating basketball for the 1936 summer Olympics. He also spent time working security for Ford Motor Company. Ford regularly featured workers, such as Powers, and touted their activities and interests in the factory and company newsletters.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

03 August 1944

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.80420.15

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: 10.938 in
Width: 8.063 in