Detroit Lions Tackle and Ford Employee Tom Kennedy, August 1944
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Artifact Overview
Tom Kennedy was an All-State football player at St. Vincent de Paul high school in Detroit before going on to play tackle at Wayne State University. Beginning in 1942, he played for the Detroit Lions. In 1944, he also worked security at Ford Motor Company. Ford regularly featured workers, such as Kennedy, and touted their activities and interests in factory and company newspapers.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
03 August 1944
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.80420.24
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 10 in
Width: 8 in
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