Baseball Game between Great Lakes Navy Team and Ford Administration All Stars, July 1943

THF271864 / Baseball Game between Great Lakes Navy Team and Ford Administration All Stars, 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. The Bluejackets beat the hometown team 6-2, improving their record to 29 wins and only 6 losses. Five thousand fans showed up at Ford's Rotunda Field to watch the Bluejackets' victory.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

14 July 1943

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.78256.21

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