25th Anniversary of Ford Motor Company's Acquisition of Lincoln, February 4, 1947

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Artifact Overview

Employees at Lincoln Motor Company posed for a group photo on February 4, 1947, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Ford Motor Company's acquisition of Lincoln. Ford purchased Lincoln for $8 million on February 4, 1922, after Lincoln was forced into receivership by a difficult economy and disappointing sales.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

04 February 1947

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.P.833.83860.19

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

25th Anniversary of Ford Motor Company's Acquisition of Lincoln, February 4, 1947