Ford Motor Company Holden Avenue Branch in Detroit, Michigan, September 12, 1923

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Artifact Overview

Ford Motor Company's plant on Holden Avenue in Detroit had an interesting history. Warren Motor Car Company built it in 1910. After Warren's bankruptcy in 1913, it was used by Lozier Motor Company, which itself quickly went bankrupt. In 1917, the newly formed Lincoln Motor Company purchased the complex. Ford inherited the facility when it bought Lincoln in 1922.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

12 September 1923

Subject Date

12 September 1923

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.P.833.35380

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