Willow Run Softball League 1st-Place Team, October 1944

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Artifact Overview

Opportunities for recreation were important in maintaining morale among Willow Run's employees during World War II. They worked long shifts under constant pressure to meet wartime production goals. To ease the strain, the plant offered organized leagues for baseball, softball, bowling, golf, and other sports.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

04 October 1944

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.80596.7

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: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in

Willow Run Softball League 1st-Place Team, October 1944