Detroit Tigers' Infielder Charlie Gehringer Receiving a Ford V-8 Car at Navin Field, August 1934

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Artifact Overview

In August 1934, Ford dealers from Michigan and Northern Ohio presented Detroit Tigers second baseman Charlie Gehringer with a new Ford automobile. Presentation of the vehicle came before the start of the game at Navin Field. Gehringer's all-star performance for 1934 helped the Tigers capture the American League pennant.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

11 August 1934

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.59981

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: 10.875 in