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- Detroit Hockey Club Stock Certificate Issued to Henry Ford, July 23, 1927 - Henry Ford invested in the Detroit Hockey Club in 1927, a team transplanted from Victoria, Canada, and a new member of the National Hockey League. The team -- first called the Detroit Cougars, then Falcons -- went into receivership in the early 1930s, making the stock worthless. In 1932, James E. Norris bought the team and renamed them the Detroit Red Wings.
- July 23, 1927
- Collections - Artifact
Detroit Hockey Club Stock Certificate Issued to Henry Ford, July 23, 1927
Henry Ford invested in the Detroit Hockey Club in 1927, a team transplanted from Victoria, Canada, and a new member of the National Hockey League. The team -- first called the Detroit Cougars, then Falcons -- went into receivership in the early 1930s, making the stock worthless. In 1932, James E. Norris bought the team and renamed them the Detroit Red Wings.
- Letter to Henry Ford from Charles A. Hughes, President of Detroit Hockey Club, Regarding Tickets and Seats, October 22, 1927 - Henry Ford purchased stock in the new Detroit ice hockey team in 1927. One of the perks for shareholders was the choice of allotted seats for events at Olympia Stadium -- the newly built arena where the National Hockey League team played. The Detroit Hockey Club's president, Charles Hughes, sent this letter and a stadium seating diagram with the team's schedule to Ford.
- October 22, 1927
- Collections - Artifact
Letter to Henry Ford from Charles A. Hughes, President of Detroit Hockey Club, Regarding Tickets and Seats, October 22, 1927
Henry Ford purchased stock in the new Detroit ice hockey team in 1927. One of the perks for shareholders was the choice of allotted seats for events at Olympia Stadium -- the newly built arena where the National Hockey League team played. The Detroit Hockey Club's president, Charles Hughes, sent this letter and a stadium seating diagram with the team's schedule to Ford.
- Detroit Hockey Club No Par Value Stock Certificate Issued to Henry Ford, July 23, 1927 - Henry Ford invested in the Detroit Hockey Club in 1927, a team transplanted from Victoria, Canada, and a new member of the National Hockey League. The team -- first called the Detroit Cougars, then Falcons -- went into receivership in the early 1930s, making the stock worthless. In 1932, James E. Norris bought the team and renamed them the Detroit Red Wings.
- July 23, 1927
- Collections - Artifact
Detroit Hockey Club No Par Value Stock Certificate Issued to Henry Ford, July 23, 1927
Henry Ford invested in the Detroit Hockey Club in 1927, a team transplanted from Victoria, Canada, and a new member of the National Hockey League. The team -- first called the Detroit Cougars, then Falcons -- went into receivership in the early 1930s, making the stock worthless. In 1932, James E. Norris bought the team and renamed them the Detroit Red Wings.