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- Camp Legion, Dearborn, Michigan, September 1941 - In 1938, Henry Ford opened Camp Legion for the sons of World War I veterans. Groups of young men lived and worked here from April until November, sleeping in tents and earning $2 for each eight-hour workday. The camp was designed to provide income to otherwise unemployed teenagers while teaching vocational skills, instilling a strong work ethic, and fostering good health.
- September 17, 1941
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Camp Legion, Dearborn, Michigan, September 1941
In 1938, Henry Ford opened Camp Legion for the sons of World War I veterans. Groups of young men lived and worked here from April until November, sleeping in tents and earning $2 for each eight-hour workday. The camp was designed to provide income to otherwise unemployed teenagers while teaching vocational skills, instilling a strong work ethic, and fostering good health.
- Minute Book from Meetings of the Henry Ford Trade School Trustees, 1916-1929 -
- 1916-1929
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Minute Book from Meetings of the Henry Ford Trade School Trustees, 1916-1929
- Henry Ford with Harry Bennett and John Corlisle at Camp Legion, 1939 - In 1938, Henry Ford opened Camp Legion for the sons of World War I veterans. Groups of young men lived and worked here from April until November, sleeping in tents and earning $2 for each eight-hour workday. The camp was designed to provide income to otherwise unemployed teenagers while teaching vocational skills, instilling a strong work ethic, and fostering good health.
- 1939
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Henry Ford with Harry Bennett and John Corlisle at Camp Legion, 1939
In 1938, Henry Ford opened Camp Legion for the sons of World War I veterans. Groups of young men lived and worked here from April until November, sleeping in tents and earning $2 for each eight-hour workday. The camp was designed to provide income to otherwise unemployed teenagers while teaching vocational skills, instilling a strong work ethic, and fostering good health.