Dirigible Mooring Mast at Ford Airport Being Demolished, October 26, 1946
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Artifact Overview
Henry Ford, like others in the mid-1920s, saw great promise in airships. They had more payload capacity and greater range than contemporary airplanes. Ford installed an airship mooring mast at Ford Airport in 1925. Only two ships ever used the structure before the Hindenburg disaster effectively ended the airship era in 1937. Crews dismantled Ford's mooring mast in 1946.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
26 October 1946
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.83419.5
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: 8 in
Width: 10.938 in
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