"Bulletin on the Marking of Roofs for the Purpose of Aerial Navigation," 1926-1930
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Artifact Overview
Philanthropist Daniel Guggenheim established a Fund for the Promotion of Aeronautics in 1926. The fund supported a town identification project encouraging every American community to paint its name and a north-pointing arrow on the roof of a prominent building. Recommended letter height was 12 feet -- to be plainly visible from airplanes 3,000 feet in the sky.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Bulletin
Date Made
1926-1930
Subject Date
1926-1930
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.6.235
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 11 in
Width: 8.5 in
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