Ford Reliability Tour at Ford Airport, Dearborn, Michigan, 1930

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Artifact Overview

From 1925-1931, Ford Motor Company sponsored annual air tours to promote reliability and safety in commercial aircraft. Pilots flew to pre-determined cities, and their airplanes were rated on the ability to take off and land quickly and maintain consistent speeds. The 1930 tour included 18 entries and visited 29 cities in the United States and Canada.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

27 September 1930

Subject Date

1930

Creators

Place of Creation

Creator Notes

Photographed by Ford Motor Company Photographic Department, Dearborn, Michigan.

Collection Title

Photographic Vertical File Series

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.P.833.55468.3

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: 8.25 in
Width: 10.25 in

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