Letter from U.S. Army Major W.C.Allen to Ford Motor Employees regarding the First Liberty Engine Shipped Overseas, August 5, 1918
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Artifact Overview
Designed at the urging of the United States government, the 400-horsepower Liberty V-12 engine powered military aircraft during World War I. Ford Motor Company manufactured 3,950 of these engines from May to November 1918. Lincoln, Marmon, Packard, Buick, and Cadillac also built Liberty engines during the war. Altogether, U.S. automakers produced more than 20,000 units.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
05 August 1918
Subject Date
05 August 1918
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.833.67632.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 11 in
Width: 8.5 in
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