William B. Stout, Charles Lindbergh, Henry Ford, and Edsel Ford at Ford Airport, Dearborn, Michigan, August 10, 1927
THF94913 / William B. Stout, Charles Lindbergh, Henry Ford, and Edsel Ford at Ford Airport, Dearborn, Michigan, August 10, 1927
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Artifact Overview
Months after his historic solo flight across the Atlantic, Charles Lindbergh began a national tour to promote commercial aviation. In August 1927, the "Lone Eagle" touched down in Dearborn, Michigan. This photograph shows Lindbergh (second from the left) standing with William Stout and Henry and Edsel Ford. Stout operated a passenger airline after selling his airplane manufacturing business to the Fords.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
10 August 1927-12 August 1927
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.189.4563
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: 4.74 in
Width: 6.75 in
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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.