Clearing Felled Trees at Ford Airport, March 1937

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Artifact Overview

Ford Airport opened in Dearborn, Michigan, in 1924. The complex grew to include an airship mooring mast, concrete runways, a passenger terminal, an on-site airplane factory, and an adjacent hotel. Aviation activity slowed there in the late 1930s as the facility was converted into a Ford Motor Company proving ground. The airport formally closed in 1947.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

26 March 1937

Subject Date

26 March 1937

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.188.P.20393

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: 7.5 in
Width: 11.125 in

Clearing Felled Trees at Ford Airport, March 1937