Aerial View of the Ford Engineering Laboratory and Ford Airport, April 25, 1927
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Three of Henry Ford's major Dearborn facilities are visible in this 1927 aerial photograph. Ford's grain elevator stands along Oakwood Boulevard at lower right. Ford Motor Company's Engineering Laboratory is at center. The airfield and hangars of Ford Airport are seen just beyond the lab. Two years later, Henry Ford Museum will be built between the lab and the airport.
Three of Henry Ford's major Dearborn facilities are visible in this 1927 aerial photograph. Ford's grain elevator stands along Oakwood Boulevard at lower right. Ford Motor Company's Engineering Laboratory is at center. The airfield and hangars of Ford Airport are seen just beyond the lab. Two years later, Henry Ford Museum will be built between the lab and the airport.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
25 April 1927
Subject Date
25 April 1927
Keywords
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
Silos (Agricultural structures)
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.48954
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: 7.75 in
Width: 10.875 in
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