Portrait of William B. Stout, 1929
THF130311 / Portrait of William B. Stout, 1929
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Artifact Overview
Engineer William B. Stout established the Stout Metal Airplane Company in 1922 and introduced the first successful all-metal commercial American airplane two years later. Ford Motor Company purchased Stout's firm in 1925. Stout's work contributed to the development of the Ford Tri-Motor, one of the most popular aircraft in early commercial aviation.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
04 December 1929
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.189.6987
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Linen (Material)
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in
Inscriptions
Handwritten into image on lower left corner: F.(?) Redman / Detroit
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SetHenry Ford: Aviation
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In 1925, an airport opened in Dearborn, Michigan. Edsel and Henry Ford conceived the Dearborn Inn as a business opportunity, a first-class hotel hosting pilots and travelers transiting through the Ford Airport. It is noted as one of the first airport hotels. This aerial photograph shows some of the airfield and the inn (bottom). Also note the Henry Ford Museum's clock tower in the distance.