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- Circus Poster, Arlington & Beckmann's Oklahoma Ranch Presents "Equestrian Football," 1913 -
- 1913
- Collections - Artifact
Circus Poster, Arlington & Beckmann's Oklahoma Ranch Presents "Equestrian Football," 1913
- Wilberforce University Football Pennant, 1920-1950 - College football grew in popularity during the first half of the 20th century. A safer game and a festive game-day atmosphere lured spectators to newly built stadiums. College football also had a ready fan base. Students, faculty, and alumni joined local community boosters in the stands to root for their home team. Souvenirs, like this pennant, allowed supportive fans to identify with their team.
- 1920-1950
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Wilberforce University Football Pennant, 1920-1950
College football grew in popularity during the first half of the 20th century. A safer game and a festive game-day atmosphere lured spectators to newly built stadiums. College football also had a ready fan base. Students, faculty, and alumni joined local community boosters in the stands to root for their home team. Souvenirs, like this pennant, allowed supportive fans to identify with their team.
- Football Game, 1937-1946 - J. Pressman and Company structured this game after a regular football game. A player's team runs, passes, punts and scores. A team has four downs to make ten yards and there are four quarters. The player on offense chooses a play from a list and spins the spinner. The corresponding number in the playlist's column tells the outcome of the play.
- 1937-1946
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Football Game, 1937-1946
J. Pressman and Company structured this game after a regular football game. A player's team runs, passes, punts and scores. A team has four downs to make ten yards and there are four quarters. The player on offense chooses a play from a list and spins the spinner. The corresponding number in the playlist's column tells the outcome of the play.
- Edison Institute Schools Football Team on the Playing Field in Greenfield Village, November 1934 -
- November 16, 1934
- Collections - Artifact
Edison Institute Schools Football Team on the Playing Field in Greenfield Village, November 1934
- "Super Bowl XVI" Baseball Cap, Worn by Joseph Wright, 1982 - In 1982, the National Football League held Super Bowl XVI at the Pontiac (Michigan) Silverdome. The end-of-season game pitted the San Francisco 49ers against the Cincinnati Bengals. The 49ers defeated the Bengals, 26 to 21. This cap was worn by one of the concessionaires.
- 1982
- Collections - Artifact
"Super Bowl XVI" Baseball Cap, Worn by Joseph Wright, 1982
In 1982, the National Football League held Super Bowl XVI at the Pontiac (Michigan) Silverdome. The end-of-season game pitted the San Francisco 49ers against the Cincinnati Bengals. The 49ers defeated the Bengals, 26 to 21. This cap was worn by one of the concessionaires.
- Henry Ford Trade School Football Team, 1922 - Boys who attended the Henry Ford Trade School learned by doing. The school, the brainchild of Henry Ford, trained teenage boys in a variety of skilled, industrial trade work. In addition to the manual training received, students attended traditional academic classes and could take part in athletic opportunities through a variety of sports like football.
- October 06, 1922
- Collections - Artifact
Henry Ford Trade School Football Team, 1922
Boys who attended the Henry Ford Trade School learned by doing. The school, the brainchild of Henry Ford, trained teenage boys in a variety of skilled, industrial trade work. In addition to the manual training received, students attended traditional academic classes and could take part in athletic opportunities through a variety of sports like football.
- Henry Ford Trade School Football Team, December 1925 - Boys who attended the Henry Ford Trade School learned by doing. The school, the brainchild of Henry Ford, trained teenage boys in a variety of skilled, industrial trade work. In addition to the manual training received, students attended traditional academic classes and could take part in athletic opportunities through a variety of sports like football.
- December 08, 1925
- Collections - Artifact
Henry Ford Trade School Football Team, December 1925
Boys who attended the Henry Ford Trade School learned by doing. The school, the brainchild of Henry Ford, trained teenage boys in a variety of skilled, industrial trade work. In addition to the manual training received, students attended traditional academic classes and could take part in athletic opportunities through a variety of sports like football.
- Henry Ford Trade School Football Team, November 1926 - Boys who attended the Henry Ford Trade School learned by doing. The school, the brainchild of Henry Ford, trained teenage boys in a variety of skilled, industrial trade work. In addition to the manual training received, students attended traditional academic classes and could take part in athletic opportunities through a variety of sports like football.
- November 13, 1926
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Henry Ford Trade School Football Team, November 1926
Boys who attended the Henry Ford Trade School learned by doing. The school, the brainchild of Henry Ford, trained teenage boys in a variety of skilled, industrial trade work. In addition to the manual training received, students attended traditional academic classes and could take part in athletic opportunities through a variety of sports like football.
- Advertising Photograph, Young Woman and Football Players with a 1940 Mercury Town Sedan - Ford Motor Company launched its Mercury line for 1939. The medium-priced car fit neatly between the basic Ford and the upmarket Lincoln. Ford promoted Mercury as a larger car that was economical to operate. The 1940 model seen here featured a 116-inch wheelbase -- four inches longer than a comparable Ford -- and fuel economy of up to 20 miles per gallon.
- September 21, 1939
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Advertising Photograph, Young Woman and Football Players with a 1940 Mercury Town Sedan
Ford Motor Company launched its Mercury line for 1939. The medium-priced car fit neatly between the basic Ford and the upmarket Lincoln. Ford promoted Mercury as a larger car that was economical to operate. The 1940 model seen here featured a 116-inch wheelbase -- four inches longer than a comparable Ford -- and fuel economy of up to 20 miles per gallon.
- Advertising Photograph, Young Woman and Football Players with a 1940 Mercury Town Sedan - Ford Motor Company launched its Mercury line for 1939. The medium-priced car fit neatly between the basic Ford and the upmarket Lincoln. Ford promoted Mercury as a larger car that was economical to operate. The 1940 model seen here featured a 116-inch wheelbase -- four inches longer than a comparable Ford -- and fuel economy of up to 20 miles per gallon.
- September 21, 1939
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Advertising Photograph, Young Woman and Football Players with a 1940 Mercury Town Sedan
Ford Motor Company launched its Mercury line for 1939. The medium-priced car fit neatly between the basic Ford and the upmarket Lincoln. Ford promoted Mercury as a larger car that was economical to operate. The 1940 model seen here featured a 116-inch wheelbase -- four inches longer than a comparable Ford -- and fuel economy of up to 20 miles per gallon.