Eben G. Tileston and Charles E. Graham with the "Dearborn Inn" Ford Tri-Motor 4-AT-48 Airplane, July 1931
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Artifact Overview
Independence Air Tours, in connection with the Dearborn Inn, operated an aerial tour service from Ford Airport in Dearborn, Michigan. Note the headphones hanging above each seat. They allowed passengers to hear the tour narrator's commentary. Three engines, combined with an uninsulated cabin, made a flight in a Ford Tri-Motor a noisy experience.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
14 July 1931
Subject Date
14 July 1931
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.56328.21
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: 7.875 in
Width: 11.25 in
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Ford Tri-Motor: Promotional Use
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From 1928 to 1931, Reid, Murdoch & Company of Chicago used a Ford Tri-Motor to advertise its Monarch Foods brand. Named Independence, the modified plane served as a flying salesroom and carried samples of over 200 different food products to airports throughout the country. On occasion, Monarch's pint-sized advertising characters, "The Teenie Weenies," also accompanied the plane on its stops.