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- Portrait of William B. Stout, 1929 - Engineer William B. Stout established the Stout Metal Airplane Company in 1922 and introduced the first successful all-metal commercial American airplane two years later. Ford Motor Company purchased Stout's firm in 1925. Stout's work contributed to the development of the Ford Tri-Motor, one of the most popular aircraft in early commercial aviation.
- December 04, 1929
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Portrait of William B. Stout, 1929
Engineer William B. Stout established the Stout Metal Airplane Company in 1922 and introduced the first successful all-metal commercial American airplane two years later. Ford Motor Company purchased Stout's firm in 1925. Stout's work contributed to the development of the Ford Tri-Motor, one of the most popular aircraft in early commercial aviation.
- Edsel Ford and William B. Stout at Ford Airport, Dearborn, Michigan, April 1925 -
- April 01, 1925
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Edsel Ford and William B. Stout at Ford Airport, Dearborn, Michigan, April 1925
- William B. Stout and Henry Ford with a Ford Tri-Motor Airplane, circa 1927 - William B. Stout and Henry Ford pose beside a Ford Tri-Motor in this circa 1927 photo. Ford purchased the Stout Metal Aircraft Company in 1925, and Stout's tri-motor 3-AT airplane influenced the design of the successful Ford Tri-Motor aircraft produced from 1926 to 1933.
- circa 1927
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William B. Stout and Henry Ford with a Ford Tri-Motor Airplane, circa 1927
William B. Stout and Henry Ford pose beside a Ford Tri-Motor in this circa 1927 photo. Ford purchased the Stout Metal Aircraft Company in 1925, and Stout's tri-motor 3-AT airplane influenced the design of the successful Ford Tri-Motor aircraft produced from 1926 to 1933.
- Henry Ford and William Stout, October 5, 1925 - Henry and Edsel Ford had an early interest in commercial aviation and believed it might become as important as the automobile. The Fords invested in William Stout's metal airplane company and soon built an airport and airplane factory for his use. By the time this photograph was taken, Ford Motor Company had purchased the Stout Metal Airplane Company.
- October 05, 1925
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Henry Ford and William Stout, October 5, 1925
Henry and Edsel Ford had an early interest in commercial aviation and believed it might become as important as the automobile. The Fords invested in William Stout's metal airplane company and soon built an airport and airplane factory for his use. By the time this photograph was taken, Ford Motor Company had purchased the Stout Metal Airplane Company.
- Edsel B. Ford, Richard E. Byrd and William B. Stout with Royal Typewriter's Ford Tri-Motor 4-AT-8, 1927 - One of the most unusual uses of a Tri-Motor was by Royal Typewriter Company of Hartford, Connecticut. Royal purchased its plane in 1927 to deliver typewriters to the company's distributors. To avoid time-consuming landings, Royal dropped the typewriters, three at a time, by parachute. Royal ended the experimental program and sold its Tri-Motor before year's end.
- August 01, 1927
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Edsel B. Ford, Richard E. Byrd and William B. Stout with Royal Typewriter's Ford Tri-Motor 4-AT-8, 1927
One of the most unusual uses of a Tri-Motor was by Royal Typewriter Company of Hartford, Connecticut. Royal purchased its plane in 1927 to deliver typewriters to the company's distributors. To avoid time-consuming landings, Royal dropped the typewriters, three at a time, by parachute. Royal ended the experimental program and sold its Tri-Motor before year's end.
- William B. Stout, Charles Lindbergh, Henry Ford, and Edsel Ford at Ford Airport, Dearborn, Michigan, August 10, 1927 - Months after his historic solo flight across the Atlantic, Charles Lindbergh began a national tour to promote commercial aviation. In August 1927, the "Lone Eagle" touched down in Dearborn, Michigan. This photograph shows Lindbergh (second from the left) standing with William Stout and Henry and Edsel Ford. Stout operated a passenger airline after selling his airplane manufacturing business to the Fords.
- 10 August 1927-12 August 1927
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William B. Stout, Charles Lindbergh, Henry Ford, and Edsel Ford at Ford Airport, Dearborn, Michigan, August 10, 1927
Months after his historic solo flight across the Atlantic, Charles Lindbergh began a national tour to promote commercial aviation. In August 1927, the "Lone Eagle" touched down in Dearborn, Michigan. This photograph shows Lindbergh (second from the left) standing with William Stout and Henry and Edsel Ford. Stout operated a passenger airline after selling his airplane manufacturing business to the Fords.
- Orville Wright, William B. Stout, Charles Kettering with De Havilland DH-4, Dayton-Wright Company, South Field, Dayton, Ohio, 1918 - Charles Kettering was one of a group of investors who formed the Dayton-Wright Company in 1917. Orville Wright lent the use of his name and served as a consultant to the firm. Dayton-Wright manufactured some 3,000 DH-4 military airplanes during World War I. General Motors purchased the company in 1919, and Dayton-Wright ended operations in 1923.
- April 27, 1918
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Orville Wright, William B. Stout, Charles Kettering with De Havilland DH-4, Dayton-Wright Company, South Field, Dayton, Ohio, 1918
Charles Kettering was one of a group of investors who formed the Dayton-Wright Company in 1917. Orville Wright lent the use of his name and served as a consultant to the firm. Dayton-Wright manufactured some 3,000 DH-4 military airplanes during World War I. General Motors purchased the company in 1919, and Dayton-Wright ended operations in 1923.
- William Stout with a Model of the "Skycar" Flying Automobile, 1941-1944 - William B. Stout left his Stout Metal Airplane Company in 1930, five years after its purchase by Ford Motor Company. But he never lost his interest in aviation. Stout built a series of four Skycar prototypes between 1931 and 1944. These weren't roadable vehicles but comparatively easy-to-fly small airplanes modeled after automobiles. Skycars were never put into commercial production.
- 1941-1944
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William Stout with a Model of the "Skycar" Flying Automobile, 1941-1944
William B. Stout left his Stout Metal Airplane Company in 1930, five years after its purchase by Ford Motor Company. But he never lost his interest in aviation. Stout built a series of four Skycar prototypes between 1931 and 1944. These weren't roadable vehicles but comparatively easy-to-fly small airplanes modeled after automobiles. Skycars were never put into commercial production.
- Portrait of Stout P. Wallace, 1st Ohio Cavalry, Company B, 1862-1864 - This carte-de-visite shows Stout P. Wallace, a Union Army soldier from Ohio. Carte-de-visite was a small photographic print on cardboard stock made by professional photographers. Popular in the United States during the Civil War, soldiers often sent these inexpensive images back home as a reminder to friends and family of their loved ones in service.
- 1862-1864
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Portrait of Stout P. Wallace, 1st Ohio Cavalry, Company B, 1862-1864
This carte-de-visite shows Stout P. Wallace, a Union Army soldier from Ohio. Carte-de-visite was a small photographic print on cardboard stock made by professional photographers. Popular in the United States during the Civil War, soldiers often sent these inexpensive images back home as a reminder to friends and family of their loved ones in service.
- Glenn Curtiss and William B. Atwater, 1912 - Glenn Curtiss was photographed at the controls of an airplane with William B. Atwater (with goggles). Atwater and his wife, Lillian, went to Curtiss's San Diego training school to learn to fly. The couple purchased a Curtiss seaplane of their own. They treated their plane as a sort of aerial yacht and took pleasure flights together over San Diego Bay.
- 1912
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Glenn Curtiss and William B. Atwater, 1912
Glenn Curtiss was photographed at the controls of an airplane with William B. Atwater (with goggles). Atwater and his wife, Lillian, went to Curtiss's San Diego training school to learn to fly. The couple purchased a Curtiss seaplane of their own. They treated their plane as a sort of aerial yacht and took pleasure flights together over San Diego Bay.