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Indianapolis District, Ford 49er Flight, Chartered to Detroit

Description: In August 1948 a large group of men from Ford Motor Company assembled at Weir Cook Airport in preparation for a flight to Detroit, Michigan. The group is shown here with a banner in front of three Capital Airlines propeller airplanes.
The original nitrate negative was copied with funds provided by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission in 1990. This digital image was created from that copy. The copy prints and negatives are stored in Microfiche Number order.
Origin: August 23, 1948
Created By: W.H. Bass Photo Company
Publisher: Digital Image2012 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved.
Source: http://images.indianahistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/dc013/id/239
Collection: Panoramic Photograph Images
Copyright: This image may be printed or downloaded by individuals, schools or libraries for personal use, study, research or classroom teaching without permission. For other uses contact: visualcollections@indianahistory.org.
Geography: Indiana--Marion County--Indianapolis
Subjects: Ford Motor Company
Automobile industry and trade
Airports
Weir Cook Municipal Airport
Businessmen
Airplanes

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