Stout Air Lines Brochure with Air and Rail Connections, 1929
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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.
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.
Artifact
Brochure
Date Made
April 1929
Subject Date
1929
Creators
Keywords
United States, Illinois, Chicago
United States, Michigan, Battle Creek
United States, Michigan, Detroit
United States, Michigan, Kalamazoo
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.18.17
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 9 in
Width: 8 in (16" WHEN OPENED ALL WAY OUT)
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