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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.
- 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.
- 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
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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
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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.
- Hallmark "NFL Collection: Minnesota Vikings" Christmas Ornament, 1995 - Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- 1995
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Hallmark "NFL Collection: Minnesota Vikings" Christmas Ornament, 1995
Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- Hallmark "Team NFL: Washington Redskins" Christmas Ornament, 1995 - The National Football League team headquartered near Washington, D.C., retired its controversial nickname and mascot in 2020. The move followed decades of protest against the name -- a derogatory reference to Indigenous Americans -- and logo, which depicted a Native American man. This high-profile change reflected a gradual shift away from the persistent use of racist stereotypes and cultural appropriations across every level of American sports.
- 1995
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Hallmark "Team NFL: Washington Redskins" Christmas Ornament, 1995
The National Football League team headquartered near Washington, D.C., retired its controversial nickname and mascot in 2020. The move followed decades of protest against the name -- a derogatory reference to Indigenous Americans -- and logo, which depicted a Native American man. This high-profile change reflected a gradual shift away from the persistent use of racist stereotypes and cultural appropriations across every level of American sports.
- Hallmark "Team NFL: Dallas Cowboys" Christmas Ornament, 1995 - Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- 1995
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Hallmark "Team NFL: Dallas Cowboys" Christmas Ornament, 1995
Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- Hallmark "Team NFL: Los Angeles Raiders" Christmas Ornament, 1995 - Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- 1995
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Hallmark "Team NFL: Los Angeles Raiders" Christmas Ornament, 1995
Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- Hallmark "NFL Collection: Cleveland Browns" Christmas Ornament, 2000 - Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- 2000
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Hallmark "NFL Collection: Cleveland Browns" Christmas Ornament, 2000
Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- Hallmark "NFL Ball Ornament: St. Louis Rams" Christmas Ornament, 1996 - Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- 1996
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Hallmark "NFL Ball Ornament: St. Louis Rams" Christmas Ornament, 1996
Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.