Pilot V. N. Johns with Ford Tri-Motor Plane at Ford Airport, Dearborn, Michigan, 1931

THF134302 / Pilot V. N. Johns with Ford Tri-Motor Plane at Ford Airport, Dearborn, Michigan, 1931
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Artifact Overview

Vernon N. Johns operated Independence Air Tours in connection with the Dearborn Inn, the hotel adjacent to Ford Airport in Dearborn, Michigan. Note the headphones hanging above each seat. They allowed passengers to hear the tour narrator's commentary. Three engines, combined with an uninsulated cabin, made a flight in a Ford Tri-Motor a noisy experience.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

18 July 1931

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

59.13.12

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Charles M. Hart.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.25 in
Width: 10 in

Inscriptions

Stamp on back: PLEASE RETURN TO L.G. Treadway Service Corporation 247 PARK AVE., N. Y. C.
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