Assembly of Liberty Engines, Lincoln Motor Company Plant, 1917-1918
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Artifact Overview
Henry Leland formed Lincoln Motor Company in 1917 to manufacture Liberty aircraft engines for the Allied Powers in World War I. The water-cooled, V-12 engine produced 400 horsepower. Lincoln built 6,500 engines during the war. Packard, Ford, Marmon, Buick, and Cadillac built Liberty engines too. After the war, Lincoln shifted to the production of luxury automobiles.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1917-1918
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.146
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 in
Width: 10 in
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