Ford Tri-Motor 5AT-40 at Ford Airport, Dearborn, Michigan, 1929
THF130327 / Ford Tri-Motor 5AT-40 at Ford Airport, Dearborn, Michigan, 1929
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Artifact Overview
Airplanes are gathered on the tarmac at Ford Airport in Dearborn, Michigan, in this 1929 view. In the distance, at center left, is the mooring mast built for airships in 1925. With paved runways, a modern terminal building, and a hotel (built in 1931) located just across the street, Ford Airport was among the best-equipped facilities of its day.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
13 April 1929
Subject Date
12 April 1929
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.189.6340
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
Width: 11 in
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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.