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

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

Detroit Lions Tackle and Ford Employee Tom Kennedy, August 1944