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- Brochure, "Economical Groundwork for Airlines of Today," 1932 - Ford Motor Company promoted its motor coaches to airlines with this 1932 brochure. Then as now, airports often were located away from city centers. Ford suggested that airlines use its buses to shuttle passengers between downtown districts and airports. The scene is the Ford Airport in Dearborn, Michigan, with a Ford Tri-Motor and Henry Ford Museum in the background.

- 1932
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Brochure, "Economical Groundwork for Airlines of Today," 1932
Ford Motor Company promoted its motor coaches to airlines with this 1932 brochure. Then as now, airports often were located away from city centers. Ford suggested that airlines use its buses to shuttle passengers between downtown districts and airports. The scene is the Ford Airport in Dearborn, Michigan, with a Ford Tri-Motor and Henry Ford Museum in the background.
- Stout Air Lines Brochure with Air and Rail Connections, 1929 - In 1929, Stout Air Lines offered regular passenger flights between Detroit and Chicago, and Detroit and Cleveland, with intermediate stops along both routes. Service was via Ford Tri-Motor airplanes. Flying time from Detroit to Chicago was about three hours, and about 100 minutes from Detroit to Cleveland. Connecting air and rail lines took Stout passengers farther into the Midwest and Northeast.

- April 01, 1929
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Stout Air Lines Brochure with Air and Rail Connections, 1929
In 1929, Stout Air Lines offered regular passenger flights between Detroit and Chicago, and Detroit and Cleveland, with intermediate stops along both routes. Service was via Ford Tri-Motor airplanes. Flying time from Detroit to Chicago was about three hours, and about 100 minutes from Detroit to Cleveland. Connecting air and rail lines took Stout passengers farther into the Midwest and Northeast.
- "Now That Man Has Wings," circa 1928 - In the early 1920s, Henry Ford and Edsel Ford both took a growing interest in aviation. Ford Motor Company purchased the Stout Metal Airplane Company in 1924, and Ford's Stout Division built 199 Ford Tri-Motor metal airplanes from 1926 to 1933. This booklet, published about 1928, describes the various aviation activities at Ford Motor Company at that time.

- circa 1928
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"Now That Man Has Wings," circa 1928
In the early 1920s, Henry Ford and Edsel Ford both took a growing interest in aviation. Ford Motor Company purchased the Stout Metal Airplane Company in 1924, and Ford's Stout Division built 199 Ford Tri-Motor metal airplanes from 1926 to 1933. This booklet, published about 1928, describes the various aviation activities at Ford Motor Company at that time.