Henry Leland and William T. Nash at the Acquisition of Lincoln Motor Co. by Ford Motor Co., 1922
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Lincoln Motor Company president Henry Leland and treasurer William T. Nash were photographed on February 4, 1922, when Ford Motor Company purchased Lincoln. Leland and his son, Wilfred, formed Lincoln in 1917, but their company struggled in the post-World War I recession. Forced into receivership, the Lelands sold Lincoln to Ford for $8 million.
Lincoln Motor Company president Henry Leland and treasurer William T. Nash were photographed on February 4, 1922, when Ford Motor Company purchased Lincoln. Leland and his son, Wilfred, formed Lincoln in 1917, but their company struggled in the post-World War I recession. Forced into receivership, the Lelands sold Lincoln to Ford for $8 million.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
04 February 1922
Keywords
United States, Michigan, Detroit
Automobile industry executives
Consolidation and merger of corporations
Leland, Henry Martyn, 1843-1932
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.833.32566
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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