Tris Speaker and Ty Cobb at Baseball Game, Rotunda Field, Dearborn, Michigan, July 1943
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Artifact Overview
The Great Lakes Naval Training Station Bluejackets traveled to Dearborn, Michigan, to play the Ford All-Stars on July 14, 1943. Five thousand fans showed up at Ford's Rotunda Field to watch the Bluejackets' 6-2 victory. Two former Major League players and Baseball Hall of Fame inductees were in the crowd: Tris Speaker (Cleveland) on the left and Ty Cobb (Detroit) on the right.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
14 July 1943
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.78256.18
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 in
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