Eleanor Ford, Edsel Ford, and Clara Ford at the Acquisition of Lincoln Motor Co. by Ford Motor Co., 1922
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Ford Motor Company purchased the struggling Lincoln Motor Company from founder Henry Leland in 1922. Lincoln became a professional haven for Edsel Ford. His father, Henry Ford, never fully relinquished control of Ford Motor despite appointing Edsel president in 1919. But at Lincoln, the younger Ford was free to develop stylish and successful cars like the Zephyr and the Continental.
Ford Motor Company purchased the struggling Lincoln Motor Company from founder Henry Leland in 1922. Lincoln became a professional haven for Edsel Ford. His father, Henry Ford, never fully relinquished control of Ford Motor despite appointing Edsel president in 1919. But at Lincoln, the younger Ford was free to develop stylish and successful cars like the Zephyr and the Continental.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
04 February 1922
Keywords
United States, Michigan, Detroit
Automobile industry executives
Consolidation and merger of corporations
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.O.3206
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.125 in
Width: 10 in
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