Boeing Airplane for the CAM-18 Chicago to San Francisco Air Mail Route, February 6, 1928
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Artifact Overview
Regular air mail service in the United States started in 1918. After operating flights itself for eight years, the U.S. Post Office Department began contracting with commercial air carriers in 1926. Contract Air Mail (CAM) agreements stimulated the formation of new airline companies, and they encouraged the design of improved airplanes to carry mail and passengers.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
06 February 1928
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.1183.12
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: 8.125 in
Width: 10 in
Inscriptions
on front, lower right corner:
MAIL PLANE / DESIGN- 40-B / 1815-B 2-6-28
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