Henry Leland Signing Papers at the Acquisition of Lincoln Motor Co. by Ford Motor Co., 1922

THF626867 / Henry Leland Signing Papers at the Acquisition of Lincoln Motor Co. by Ford Motor Co., 1922 / front
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Artifact Overview

Henry Leland was photographed when Ford Motor Company purchased his Lincoln Motor Company on February 4, 1922. Leland founded Lincoln, with his son Wilfred, in 1917. The company struggled in the recession that followed World War I. Lincoln was forced into receivership, and the Lelands sold their business to Ford for $8 million.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

04 February 1922

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.P.O.3208

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