Greeting Pilot Lawrence Fritz after the First Contract Air Mail Flight (CAM-6), Detroit to Cleveland, February 15, 1926
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Artifact Overview
After operating air mail flights itself for eight years, the U.S. Post Office Department contracted with commercial air carriers in 1926. The first two contract routes, connecting Detroit with Cleveland and Chicago, were awarded to Ford Air Transport, Ford Motor Company's airline subsidiary. Ford planes carried more than 32,000 pounds of mail before the contract ended in July 1928.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
15 February 1926
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.833.45522
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: 11 in
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