William B. Stout and Henry Ford with a Ford Tri-Motor Airplane, circa 1927

THF705179 / William B. Stout and Henry Ford with a Ford Tri-Motor Airplane, circa 1927
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Artifact Overview

William B. Stout and Henry Ford pose beside a Ford Tri-Motor in this circa 1927 photo. Ford purchased the Stout Metal Aircraft Company in 1925, and Stout's tri-motor 3-AT airplane influenced the design of the successful Ford Tri-Motor aircraft produced from 1926 to 1933.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1927

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.1187

Credit

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

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.25 in
Width: 11 in

Inscriptions

Handwritten in ink on side border: Henry Ford and Wm. B. Stout
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