Lincoln Motor Company Plant, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1947
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Artifact Overview
Henry Leland formed Lincoln Motor Company in 1917 to manufacture Liberty airplane engines during World War I. Lincoln's plant occupied the corner of Livernois and Warren Avenues in Detroit. In 1920, Leland and Lincoln pivoted to luxury automobiles. More than 400,000 cars were built in the Detroit factory until operations moved to a new facility in Wixom, Michigan, which opened in 1957.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1947
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.833.83275
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.25 in
Width: 10 in
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