Ford Tri-Motor Airplane "City of Columbus," 1928
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This Ford Tri-Motor 5-AT-4, named City of Columbus, wears the markings of Transcontinental Air Transport. The pioneering airline, established in 1928, offered coast-to-coast service coordinated with the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway. Passengers traveled from New York City to Los Angeles, flying by day and taking the train by night.
This Ford Tri-Motor 5-AT-4, named City of Columbus, wears the markings of Transcontinental Air Transport. The pioneering airline, established in 1928, offered coast-to-coast service coordinated with the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway. Passengers traveled from New York City to Los Angeles, flying by day and taking the train by night.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
20 November 1928
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.189.6050
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 10 in
Width: 8.25 in
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