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- Horse Shoe Set, 1950-1960 - The game of horseshoes requires skill and accuracy to ring a target with an open-ended "shoe." This children's version, created by the Auburn Rubber Company in the 1950s, is similar to the game played by adults, but without the heavy, iron and potentially dangerous "shoes."
- 1950-1960
- Collections - Artifact
Horse Shoe Set, 1950-1960
The game of horseshoes requires skill and accuracy to ring a target with an open-ended "shoe." This children's version, created by the Auburn Rubber Company in the 1950s, is similar to the game played by adults, but without the heavy, iron and potentially dangerous "shoes."
- Disabled Veterans Playing Horseshoes at Camp Legion Vocational School, August 1944 - Henry Ford opened Camp Legion, near Dearborn, Michigan, in 1938 for sons of dead or disabled World War I veterans. The young men earned steady wages working there seasonally from April-November. The camp's mission was modified in 1944 to include rehabilitation of World War II veterans with disabilities. Veterans learned new skills to help them reenter the workforce.
- August 12, 1944
- Collections - Artifact
Disabled Veterans Playing Horseshoes at Camp Legion Vocational School, August 1944
Henry Ford opened Camp Legion, near Dearborn, Michigan, in 1938 for sons of dead or disabled World War I veterans. The young men earned steady wages working there seasonally from April-November. The camp's mission was modified in 1944 to include rehabilitation of World War II veterans with disabilities. Veterans learned new skills to help them reenter the workforce.