Edsel Ford at the National Air Tour, Atop the Hangar at Ford Airport, October 3, 1925
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In this image, Edsel Ford waits on top of the Ford Airport hangar for the returning planes of the 1925 National Air Tour. The searchlight behind him is a Sperry Beacon, used to guide the landing of aircraft at night. The beacon was capable of blasting a powerful beam of light as bright as the headlights of 9 million automobiles.
In this image, Edsel Ford waits on top of the Ford Airport hangar for the returning planes of the 1925 National Air Tour. The searchlight behind him is a Sperry Beacon, used to guide the landing of aircraft at night. The beacon was capable of blasting a powerful beam of light as bright as the headlights of 9 million automobiles.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
03 October 1925
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.833.44173
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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