Goodyear Blimp "Mayflower" over Martha-Mary Chapel, Greenfield Village, October 21, 1929
THF251007 / Goodyear Blimp "Mayflower" over Martha-Mary Chapel, Greenfield Village, October 21, 1929
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Artifact Overview
Goodyear began manufacturing military airships and balloons during World War I and built its first promotional blimps in 1919. The company produced its last military blimp in 1960, but it continued its highly successful promotional blimp program. Goodyear's blimp Mayflower flew over Greenfield Village in October 1929 as a part of the "Light's Golden Jubilee" celebration.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
21 October 1929
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
EI.1929.2526
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 5.000 in
Width: 8.063 in
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Churches were a center of community life in the 1700s, a place where townspeople came together to attend services and socialize. The Martha-Mary Chapel, with its architecture inspired by New England's colonial-era churches, was built in Greenfield Village in 1929. This chapel was named after Henry Ford's mother, Mary Litogot Ford, and his mother-in-law, Martha Bench Bryant.
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