Crowd Gathered at the Lincoln Plant for the Acquisition of Lincoln Motor Co. by Ford Motor Co., 1922

THF626837 / Crowd Gathered at the Lincoln Plant for the Acquisition of Lincoln Motor Co. by Ford Motor Co., 1922 / front
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Artifact Overview

Ford Motor Company bought Lincoln Motor Company in 1922. The purchase was formalized in a ceremony on February 4 of that year at Lincoln's factory in Detroit. The $8 million deal was big news in the Motor City and throughout the business world. Crowds gathered at the Lincoln plant for the event.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

04 February 1922

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.910

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: 2.75 in
Width: 4.5 in

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