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Ford Tri-Motor
Flying in the United States in the early 1920's did not have a very good reputation with airplane accidents being big news around the country. Henry Ford wanted to change that and developed the 3-engined Ford Tri-Motor in 1925. He sponsored the Ford Reliability Tour to showcase the additional safety qualities that multiple engined planes could provide. His Ford Tri-Motor aircraft became one of the most important planes designed to carry passengers safely in the 1920's in the United States.
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American Airways
The Sunset
Evening plane between New York and Boston.


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American Airways
Writing on the back by passenger.

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American Airways
The Early-Bird. First plane in the Boston to New York daily fleet.

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American Airways
The Early-Bird.

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Cubana de Aviacion Curtiss. Ford Tri-Motor

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Cubana de Aviacion Curtiss. Ford Tri-Motor

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Cubana de Aviacion Curtiss. Ford Tri-Motor

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Cubana de Aviacion Curtiss. Ford Tri-Motor

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Grand Canyon Air-Lines.

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Grand Canyon Air-Lines.

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Island Air Lines. Ohio, Port Clinton.

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Island Air Lines. Ohio, Port Clinton.

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Island Air Lines. Ford Tri-Motor N9610. 1a

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Island Air Lines. Ford Tri-Motor N9610. 1b

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Maddux Air Lines. Ford Tri-Motor

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Maddux Air Lines. Ford Tri-Motor

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Maddux Air Lines. Ford Tri-Motor 1781. 1a

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Maddux Air Lines. Ford Tri-Motor 1781. 1b

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Maddux (former) NC 1781 to Mexico. 1a

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Maddux (former) NC 1781 to Mexico. 1b

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Maddux Air Lines. Ford Tri-Motor at Ensenada, Mexico.

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Maddux Air Lines. Ford Tri-Motor at Ensenada, Mexico.

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Maddux Air Lines. Ford Tri-Motor at Tijuana, Mexico. 2a

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Maddux Air Lines. Ford Tri-Motor at Tijuana, Mexico. 2b

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Maddux Air Lines. Ford Tri-Motor Tijuana, Mexico. 1a

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Maddux Air Lines. Ford Tri-Motor Tijuana, Mexico. 1b

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Mexicana de Aviacion. Ford Tri-Motor 9661

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Mexicana de Aviacion. Ford Tri-Motor 9661

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Mexicana de Aviacion. Ford Tri-Motor X-ABCC

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Mexicana de Aviacion. Ford Tri-Motor X-ABCC

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Mexican Aviation Co.
X-ABCO. 9661. Super rare airline issued card. Mailed from Veracruz to Merida, Mexico.

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Mexican Aviation Co.
Back filled out by passenger. Postmarked 16 January 1931. Only example of this card I've seen.

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Mohawk Airways 1a

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Mohawk Airways 1b 1

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National Air Transport
NC427H

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National Air Transport
Postmarked Sep 20, 1933 at Cleveland, Ohio.

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National Air Transport. Ford Tri-Motor. 1a

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National Air Transport. Ford Tri-Motor. 1b

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Panagra Ford Tri-Motor Cutaway View
Rare postcard. Text in Spanish. PAA Grace. United States

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Panagra Ford Tri-Motor Cutaway View
PAA Grace. United States

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Panagra. Ford Tri-Motor NC 400H 1a

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Panagra. Ford Tri-Motor NC 400H 1b

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Panagra. Ford Tri-Motor Santa Rosa. 2a

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Panagra. Ford Tri-Motor Santa Rosa. 2b

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Panagra.Family posing before flight. 1a

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Panagra.Family posing before flight. 1b

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Panagra. Ford Tri-Motor ready for boarding. 1a

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Panagra. Ford Tri-Motor ready for boarding. 1b

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Panagra. Ford Tri-Motor Santa Rosa 1a

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Panagra. Ford Tri-Motor Santa Rosa 1b

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Panagra. Ford Tri-Motor Arequipa, Peru. 1a

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Panagra. Ford Tri-Motor Arequipa, Peru. 1b

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Panagra. Ford Tri-Motor over Callao, Peru. 1a

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Panagra. Ford Tri-Motor over Callao, Peru. 1b

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Panagra. Ford Tri-Motor over La Punta, Peru. 1a

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Panagra. Ford Tri-Motor over La Punta, Peru. 1b

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Panagra. Ford Tri-Motor over Lima, Peru. 1a

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Panagra. Ford Tri-Motor over Lima, Peru. 1b

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Panagra. Ford Tri-Motor over Lima, Peru. 2a

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Panagra. Ford Tri-Motor over Lima, Peru. 2b

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Pan American Airways
NC5092. No other information on card. Looks like they landed in a cane field in Cuba?

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Pan American Airways
Rare local photographer postcard. Only example of this card I've seen.

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Pan American Airways

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Pan American Airways

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Pennsylvania Airlines
Pennsylvania Air Lines was formed in 1930. After the air mail scandal was reorganized as Pennsylvania Airlines in 1934. It merged with the PA based Central Airlines in 1936 becoming Pennsylvania Central Airlines.

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Pennsylvania Airlines
This card is part of a series of Real Photo postcards made in the 1950's.

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Stout Air Lines.
Front of a fold over postcard.

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Stout Air Lines.
Left side of fold over postcard when opened.

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Stout Air Lines.
Right side of fold over postcard when opened.

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Stout Air Lines.
Back of the fold over postcard.

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Stout Air Lines.
Their fleet of Ford Tri-Motor planes.

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Stout Air Lines.
Postcard made by the Meriden Gravure Company of Connecticut.

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Transcontinental Air Transport 14a

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Transcontinental Air Transport 114b

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Transcontinental Air Transport
NC-9649. Tail of Crashed Plane. Part of a series of postcards made by a local photographer at the site.

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Transcontinental Air Transport 10b

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Transcontinental Air Transport 1a

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Transcontinental Air Transport 1b

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Transcontinental Air Transport 2a

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Transcontinental Air Transport 2b

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Transcontinental Air Transport 11ajpg

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Transcontinental Air Transport 11b

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Transcontinental Air Transport
Over Fort Wingate, New Mexico.

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Transcontinental Air Transport
Over Ludlow, California.

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Transcontinental Air Transport
Over Red Banks, New Mexico.

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Transcontinental Air Transport
There are 10 different cards in this series. Except for the text on the back this is a typical back for the series.

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Transcontinental Air Transport. Columbus, Ohio. 1a

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Transcontinental Air Transport. Columbus, Ohio. 1b

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Transcontinental Air Transport. Kansas City. 1a

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Transcontinental Air Transport. Kansas City. 1b

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TAT - Maddux Air Lines 1a

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TAT - Maddux Air Lines 1b

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TAT - Maddux Air Lines. Ford Tri-Motor NC9651. 1a

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TAT - Maddux Air Lines. Ford Tri-Motor NC9651. 1b

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TWA. Ford Tri-Motor at Camden, New Jersey. 1a

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TWA. Ford Tri-Motor at Camden, New Jersey. 1b

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White Pass Airways 1a

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White Pass Airways 1b

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White Pass Airways 2a

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White Pass Airways 2b

 
   
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