Henry Ford, Henry Leland, Edsel Ford, and Wilfred Leland at the Acquisition of Lincoln Motor Co. by Ford Motor Co., 1922
THF104752 / Henry Ford, Henry Leland, Edsel Ford, and Wilfred Leland at the Acquisition of Lincoln Motor Co. by Ford Motor Co., 1922
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Artifact Overview
Edsel Ford persuaded his father Henry to purchase the ailing Lincoln Motor Company in 1922. The two are pictured here in a Lincoln office with founder Henry Leland and his son Wilfred. Behind them, decorations pay homage to Henry Leland's inspiration and the company's namesake: Abraham Lincoln. Under new ownership, Lincoln became one of America's top-selling luxury brands.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
04 February 1922
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.833.32568
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: 10 in
Width: 8.125 in
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SetLincoln - Birth and Rebirth
- 23 Artifacts
Lincoln Motor Company was born in 1917 out of Henry Leland's patriotic desire to build airplane engines for the allied forces in World War I. After the armistice, Leland and his son Wilfred refashioned Lincoln into a high-end automaker. But a postwar recession forced the Lelands to sell to another father-son duo, Henry and Edsel Ford. Over the next 20 years, Lincoln grew into one of America's most admired luxury marques.