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Black and white photograph showing a right side view of an American Airways Ford Tri-Motor airplane taking off from a runway. A label taped to the photograph reads "FROM AMERICAN AIRLINES / One of the most famous of the early air transports was the Ford Tri-Motor. When it made its debut in the late 1920s, it represented a vast improvement over any airliner then flying. American Airways, the immediate predecessor of American Airlines, Inc., operated a fleet of the Ford when it was the 'workhorse of the air.' Shown here is Tri-Motor NC9683 which American recently purchased -- again -- for presentation the Smithsonian upon completion of its Air Museum." A stamp on the verso reads "FROM AMERICAN AIRLINES / Ford Tri-Motor Take Off Photo # 3-2-C."
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