Henry Ford and Henry Leland at the Acquisition of Lincoln Motor Co. by Ford Motor Co., 1922
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Henry Ford and Henry Leland were photographed together when Ford purchased Leland's Lincoln Motor Company on February 4, 1922. It wasn't the first time their professional paths crossed. In 1902, after Ford left the Henry Ford Company, Leland reorganized that firm as Cadillac Automobile Company. Leland sold Cadillac to General Motors in 1909, and he founded Lincoln in 1917.
Henry Ford and Henry Leland were photographed together when Ford purchased Leland's Lincoln Motor Company on February 4, 1922. It wasn't the first time their professional paths crossed. In 1902, after Ford left the Henry Ford Company, Leland reorganized that firm as Cadillac Automobile Company. Leland sold Cadillac to General Motors in 1909, and he founded Lincoln in 1917.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
04 February 1922
Creators
Unknown
Keywords
United States, Michigan, Detroit
Automobile industry executives
Leland, Henry Martyn, 1843-1932
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.O.3209
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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