Eddie Stinson with the Stinson Detroiter SB1, 1926 National Air Tour, Ford Airport
THF255147 / Eddie Stinson with the Stinson Detroiter SB1, 1926 National Air Tour, Ford Airport
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Artifact Overview
With his brother Jack, Eddie Stinson founded the Stinson Aircraft Company in Dayton, Ohio, in 1920. Five years later, the firm relocated to Detroit. Stinson produced more than 13,000 aircraft before a series of mergers brought an end to the brand in 1949. Eddie did not live to see his company's demise; he died in an airplane crash in 1932.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
06 August 1926
Subject Date
06 August 1926
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.189.3668
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: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in
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