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Eleanor Ford and Edsel Ford on the Day of Ford's Purchase of Lincoln Motor Company, February 4, 1922

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Artifact Overview

Ford Motor Company purchased the struggling Lincoln Motor Company from founder Henry Leland in 1922. Lincoln became a professional haven for Edsel Ford. His father, Henry Ford, never fully relinquished control of Ford Motor despite appointing Edsel president in 1919. But at Lincoln, the younger Ford was free to develop stylish and successful cars like the Zephyr and the Continental.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

04 February 1922

Creators

Place of Creation

Collection Title

Photographic Vertical File Series

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.P.833.32571

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

Keywords
Eleanor Ford and Edsel Ford on the Day of Ford's Purchase of Lincoln Motor Company, February 4, 1922