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- Man with a 1935 Ford V-8 Fordor Sedan, December 1934 - Ford Motor Company's 1935 models received a new lower and more streamlined look. Fenders were rounded and the side hood louvers were given four horizontal brightwork strips. Parking lamps were made integral with the headlamps, and the headlamp shells were painted to match the body color. Total production for the calendar year was 942,439 units.
- December 20, 1934
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Man with a 1935 Ford V-8 Fordor Sedan, December 1934
Ford Motor Company's 1935 models received a new lower and more streamlined look. Fenders were rounded and the side hood louvers were given four horizontal brightwork strips. Parking lamps were made integral with the headlamps, and the headlamp shells were painted to match the body color. Total production for the calendar year was 942,439 units.
- Auto Dealer Stark Hickey (right) and Detroit Lions Player Clem Crabtree with a 1941 Lincoln Zephyr - Football fans could thank Dearborn, Michigan, Ford dealers for presenting radio broadcasts of the 1940 Detroit Lions' season. Fans could tune into WJR each week to hear the play-by-play. In addition, dealers sponsored an August preseason show that featured news from the Lions' training camp and interviews with players. Photographs, like this one, helped promote local dealers and the Lions' games.
- July 19, 1940
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Auto Dealer Stark Hickey (right) and Detroit Lions Player Clem Crabtree with a 1941 Lincoln Zephyr
Football fans could thank Dearborn, Michigan, Ford dealers for presenting radio broadcasts of the 1940 Detroit Lions' season. Fans could tune into WJR each week to hear the play-by-play. In addition, dealers sponsored an August preseason show that featured news from the Lions' training camp and interviews with players. Photographs, like this one, helped promote local dealers and the Lions' games.
- Letter from Detroit Lions President George Richards to Edsel Ford, October 1934 - George Richards sent Edsel Ford a 1934 Detroit Lions football team season pass -- good for a reserved seat at their home games. Richards had just purchased and moved the Portsmouth, Ohio, football team (then called the Spartans) to Detroit. When the pass was cancelled due to federal tax regulations, Richards mailed Ford passes that could be exchanged for tickets to the remaining games.
- October 26, 1934
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Letter from Detroit Lions President George Richards to Edsel Ford, October 1934
George Richards sent Edsel Ford a 1934 Detroit Lions football team season pass -- good for a reserved seat at their home games. Richards had just purchased and moved the Portsmouth, Ohio, football team (then called the Spartans) to Detroit. When the pass was cancelled due to federal tax regulations, Richards mailed Ford passes that could be exchanged for tickets to the remaining games.
- Auto Dealer Stark Hickey and Detroit Lions Player Clem Crabtree with a 1941 Lincoln Zephyr - Football fans could thank Dearborn, Michigan, Ford dealers for presenting radio broadcasts of the 1940 Detroit Lions' season. Fans could tune into WJR each week to hear the play-by-play. In addition, dealers sponsored an August preseason show that featured news from the Lions' training camp and interviews with players. Photographs, like this one, helped promote local dealers and the Lions' games.
- July 19, 1940
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Auto Dealer Stark Hickey and Detroit Lions Player Clem Crabtree with a 1941 Lincoln Zephyr
Football fans could thank Dearborn, Michigan, Ford dealers for presenting radio broadcasts of the 1940 Detroit Lions' season. Fans could tune into WJR each week to hear the play-by-play. In addition, dealers sponsored an August preseason show that featured news from the Lions' training camp and interviews with players. Photographs, like this one, helped promote local dealers and the Lions' games.
- Auto Dealer Stark Hickey and Detroit Lions Player Clem Crabtree with a 1941 Lincoln Zephyr - Football fans could thank Dearborn, Michigan, Ford dealers for presenting radio broadcasts of the 1940 Detroit Lions' season. Fans could tune into WJR each week to hear the play-by-play. In addition, dealers sponsored an August preseason show that featured news from the Lions' training camp and interviews with players. Photographs, like this one, helped promote local dealers and the Lions' games.
- July 19, 1940
- Collections - Artifact
Auto Dealer Stark Hickey and Detroit Lions Player Clem Crabtree with a 1941 Lincoln Zephyr
Football fans could thank Dearborn, Michigan, Ford dealers for presenting radio broadcasts of the 1940 Detroit Lions' season. Fans could tune into WJR each week to hear the play-by-play. In addition, dealers sponsored an August preseason show that featured news from the Lions' training camp and interviews with players. Photographs, like this one, helped promote local dealers and the Lions' games.
- Auto Dealer Stark Hickey and Detroit Lions Player Clem Crabtree with a 1941 Lincoln Zephyr - Football fans could thank Dearborn, Michigan, Ford dealers for presenting radio broadcasts of the 1940 Detroit Lions' season. Fans could tune into WJR each week to hear the play-by-play. In addition, dealers sponsored an August preseason show that featured news from the Lions' training camp and interviews with players. Photographs, like this one, helped promote local dealers and the Lions' games.
- July 19, 1940
- Collections - Artifact
Auto Dealer Stark Hickey and Detroit Lions Player Clem Crabtree with a 1941 Lincoln Zephyr
Football fans could thank Dearborn, Michigan, Ford dealers for presenting radio broadcasts of the 1940 Detroit Lions' season. Fans could tune into WJR each week to hear the play-by-play. In addition, dealers sponsored an August preseason show that featured news from the Lions' training camp and interviews with players. Photographs, like this one, helped promote local dealers and the Lions' games.
- Edsel Ford's 1934 Season Pass for Detroit Lions Home Football Games - George Richards sent this 1934 season pass -- good for a reserved seat at the Detroit Lions football team's home games -- to Edsel Ford. Richards had just purchased and moved the Portsmouth, Ohio, football team (then called the Spartans) to Detroit. When this pass was cancelled due to federal tax regulations, Richards mailed Ford passes that could be exchanged for tickets to the remaining games.
- 23 September 1934-02 December 1934
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Edsel Ford's 1934 Season Pass for Detroit Lions Home Football Games
George Richards sent this 1934 season pass -- good for a reserved seat at the Detroit Lions football team's home games -- to Edsel Ford. Richards had just purchased and moved the Portsmouth, Ohio, football team (then called the Spartans) to Detroit. When this pass was cancelled due to federal tax regulations, Richards mailed Ford passes that could be exchanged for tickets to the remaining games.
- Commemorative Bust of Detroit Lions Tight End, Charlie Sanders, 2007 - Born in North Carolina, Detroit Lions' Pro Football Hall of Fame tight end Charlie Sanders (1946-2015) left the racially charged South to play at Minnesota. Drafted by the Lions in 1968, Sanders was uncertain about coming to a city then in racial turmoil. He came and never left. Sanders's community service and his work within the Lions franchise matched his on-field abilities.
- 2007
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Commemorative Bust of Detroit Lions Tight End, Charlie Sanders, 2007
Born in North Carolina, Detroit Lions' Pro Football Hall of Fame tight end Charlie Sanders (1946-2015) left the racially charged South to play at Minnesota. Drafted by the Lions in 1968, Sanders was uncertain about coming to a city then in racial turmoil. He came and never left. Sanders's community service and his work within the Lions franchise matched his on-field abilities.
- Pro Football Hall of Fame Ring Belonging to Detroit Lions Tight End, Charlie Sanders, 2007 - Born in North Carolina, Detroit Lions' Pro Football Hall of Fame tight end Charlie Sanders (1946-2015) left the racially charged South to play at Minnesota. Drafted by the Lions in 1968, Sanders was uncertain about coming to a city then in racial turmoil. He came and never left. Sanders's community service and his work within the Lions franchise matched his on-field abilities.
- 2007
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Pro Football Hall of Fame Ring Belonging to Detroit Lions Tight End, Charlie Sanders, 2007
Born in North Carolina, Detroit Lions' Pro Football Hall of Fame tight end Charlie Sanders (1946-2015) left the racially charged South to play at Minnesota. Drafted by the Lions in 1968, Sanders was uncertain about coming to a city then in racial turmoil. He came and never left. Sanders's community service and his work within the Lions franchise matched his on-field abilities.
- "The New Home of the Detroit Lions: Briggs Stadium," 1938 - Detroit's Briggs Stadium became home to the Lions, the city's professional football team, in 1938. The stadium was initially called Navin Field and hosted the city's baseball team. It was renamed Brigg Stadium in 1935. Player, coach, and future Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Earl "Dutch" Clark headed the Lions the year they moved in. The Lions played there until 1974.
- 1938
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"The New Home of the Detroit Lions: Briggs Stadium," 1938
Detroit's Briggs Stadium became home to the Lions, the city's professional football team, in 1938. The stadium was initially called Navin Field and hosted the city's baseball team. It was renamed Brigg Stadium in 1935. Player, coach, and future Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Earl "Dutch" Clark headed the Lions the year they moved in. The Lions played there until 1974.