Airport Passenger Transportation Service at Ford Airport, February, 1928
THF130320 / Airport Passenger Transportation Service at Ford Airport, February, 1928
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Artifact Overview
The terminal building at Ford Airport featured a well-equipped lounge and ticket office for passengers flying Stout Air Service, a commercial airline established by William Stout after selling his airplane company to Ford in 1925. This Model T bus, left, was part of the very first airport limousine service, which carried customers between Ford Airport and downtown Detroit, Michigan.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
03 February 1928
Subject Date
03 February 1928
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Photographed by Ford Motor Company Engineering Photographic Department, Dearborn, Michigan
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.189.5163
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 (GELATIN SILVER PRINT: 8.125")
Width: 11.25 in (GELATIN SILVER PRINT: 10")
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Related Content
SetHenry Ford: Aviation
- 29 Artifacts
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.