Professional Hockey Player and Ford Employee Carl "Winky" Smith, August 1944

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Artifact Overview

Carl "Winky" Smith played amateur and professional hockey from 1933 to 1949. He played most of his career in the minor leagues but did play seven games for the Detroit Red Wings in the 1943-1944 season. This photo was taken while Smith was employed in plant protection at Gate 4 at Ford Motor Company's Rouge factory complex in Dearborn, Michigan.

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.80420.19

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: 10.875 in
Width: 7.938 in

Professional Hockey Player and Ford Employee Carl "Winky" Smith, August 1944