Barney McCosky, Jo-Jo White, Mickey Cochrane and Elden Auker at Baseball Game, Rotunda Field, Dearborn, Michigan, July 1943

THF271860 / Barney McCosky, Jo-Jo White, Mickey Cochrane and Elden Auker at Baseball Game, Rotunda Field, Dearborn, Michigan, July 1943

THF271861 / Barney McCosky, Jo-Jo White, Mickey Cochrane and Elden Auker at Baseball Game, Rotunda Field, Dearborn, Michigan, July 1943 / back

Artifact Overview

The Great Lakes Naval Training Station Bluejackets traveled to Dearborn, Michigan, to play the Ford All-Stars on July 14, 1943. The Bluejackets had two former Detroit Tigers on the team: outfielder Barney McCosky (left) and all-star catcher and Bluejackets' manager Mickey Cochran (3rd from left). Watching the game were several other former Tigers, including outfielder Jo-Jo White (2nd from left) and pitcher Elden Auker (right).

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

14 July 1943

Creators

Ford Motor Company. Photographic Department

Collection Title

General Photographs Series

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.78256.19

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: 8 in
Width: 10 in

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Dearborn, Rotunda Field Photographic prints Photographs Baseball (Field sport) Baseball players McCosky, Barney, 1917-1996 White, Jo-Jo (Joyner Clifford), 1909-1986 Cochrane, Mickey, 1903-1962 Auker, Elden, 1910-2006