Stout Air Lines Brochure with Air and Rail Connections, 1929

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Artifact Overview

In 1929, Stout Air Lines offered regular passenger flights between Detroit and Chicago, and Detroit and Cleveland, with intermediate stops along both routes. Service was via Ford Tri-Motor airplanes. Flying time from Detroit to Chicago was about three hours, and about 100 minutes from Detroit to Cleveland. Connecting air and rail lines took Stout passengers farther into the Midwest and Northeast.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Brochure

Date Made

April 1929

Subject Date

1929

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.18.17

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 9 in
Width: 8 in (16" WHEN OPENED ALL WAY OUT)

Stout Air Lines Brochure with Air and Rail Connections, 1929