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- Liberty Engine, 1918 - Designed at the urging of the United States government, the 400-horsepower Liberty V-12 engine powered military aircraft during World War I. Ford Motor Company manufactured 3,950 of these engines from May to November 1918. Lincoln, Marmon, Packard, Buick, and Cadillac also built Liberty engines during the war. Altogether, U.S. automakers produced more than 20,000 units.
- September 14, 1918
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Liberty Engine, 1918
Designed at the urging of the United States government, the 400-horsepower Liberty V-12 engine powered military aircraft during World War I. Ford Motor Company manufactured 3,950 of these engines from May to November 1918. Lincoln, Marmon, Packard, Buick, and Cadillac also built Liberty engines during the war. Altogether, U.S. automakers produced more than 20,000 units.
- Ford Liberty Motor Cylinder Welding Department, Ford Highland Park Plant, October 1918 - Liberty V-12 engines powered military aircraft during World War I. Ford, Buick, Cadillac, Lincoln, Marmon, and Packard built more than 20,000 of these engines for the Allied Powers. Ford produced the engine cylinders for all manufacturers. The company developed a new method for making cylinders from steel tubing, rather than boring them from solid forgings, which saved time and money.
- October 10, 1918
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Ford Liberty Motor Cylinder Welding Department, Ford Highland Park Plant, October 1918
Liberty V-12 engines powered military aircraft during World War I. Ford, Buick, Cadillac, Lincoln, Marmon, and Packard built more than 20,000 of these engines for the Allied Powers. Ford produced the engine cylinders for all manufacturers. The company developed a new method for making cylinders from steel tubing, rather than boring them from solid forgings, which saved time and money.
- Women Welder Working on Liberty Engines at the Lincoln Motor Company Plant, circa 1917 - During World War I, American women stepped into jobs traditionally held by men. Women were an important part of the wartime workforce at Lincoln Motor Company. Henry Leland formed Lincoln in 1917 to manufacture Liberty aircraft engines for the Allied Powers. Lincoln employees built 6,500 engines during the war. Packard, Ford, Marmon, Buick, and Cadillac produced Liberty engines too.
- circa 1917
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Women Welder Working on Liberty Engines at the Lincoln Motor Company Plant, circa 1917
During World War I, American women stepped into jobs traditionally held by men. Women were an important part of the wartime workforce at Lincoln Motor Company. Henry Leland formed Lincoln in 1917 to manufacture Liberty aircraft engines for the Allied Powers. Lincoln employees built 6,500 engines during the war. Packard, Ford, Marmon, Buick, and Cadillac produced Liberty engines too.
- Woman Working at a Grinding Machine for Liberty Engine Production, Lincoln Motor Company Plant, 1917 - During World War I, American women stepped into jobs traditionally held by men. Women were an important part of the wartime workforce at Lincoln Motor Company. Henry Leland formed Lincoln in 1917 to manufacture Liberty aircraft engines for the Allied Powers. Lincoln employees built 6,500 engines during the war. Packard, Ford, Marmon, Buick, and Cadillac produced Liberty engines too.
- circa 1917
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Woman Working at a Grinding Machine for Liberty Engine Production, Lincoln Motor Company Plant, 1917
During World War I, American women stepped into jobs traditionally held by men. Women were an important part of the wartime workforce at Lincoln Motor Company. Henry Leland formed Lincoln in 1917 to manufacture Liberty aircraft engines for the Allied Powers. Lincoln employees built 6,500 engines during the war. Packard, Ford, Marmon, Buick, and Cadillac produced Liberty engines too.
- Women Workers at Lincoln Motor Company Plant, Assembly of Liberty Engines, 1917-1918 - During World War I, American women stepped into jobs traditionally held by men. Women were an important part of the wartime workforce at Lincoln Motor Company. Henry Leland formed Lincoln in 1917 to manufacture Liberty aircraft engines for the Allied Powers. Lincoln employees built 6,500 engines during the war. Packard, Ford, Marmon, Buick, and Cadillac produced Liberty engines too.
- 1917-1918
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Women Workers at Lincoln Motor Company Plant, Assembly of Liberty Engines, 1917-1918
During World War I, American women stepped into jobs traditionally held by men. Women were an important part of the wartime workforce at Lincoln Motor Company. Henry Leland formed Lincoln in 1917 to manufacture Liberty aircraft engines for the Allied Powers. Lincoln employees built 6,500 engines during the war. Packard, Ford, Marmon, Buick, and Cadillac produced Liberty engines too.
- Liberty V-12 Model A Airplane Engine, Lincoln Motor Company, circa 1917 - The 400-horsepower Liberty V-12 engine powered military aircraft during World War I. When pacifist and General Motors head Billy Durant wouldn't let Cadillac build the engines, Cadillac founder Henry Leland quit in protest, formed Lincoln Motor Company, and manufactured 6,500 of them. Packard, Ford, Marmon, and -- after Durant relented -- Buick and Cadillac also built Liberty engines.
- circa 1918
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Liberty V-12 Model A Airplane Engine, Lincoln Motor Company, circa 1917
The 400-horsepower Liberty V-12 engine powered military aircraft during World War I. When pacifist and General Motors head Billy Durant wouldn't let Cadillac build the engines, Cadillac founder Henry Leland quit in protest, formed Lincoln Motor Company, and manufactured 6,500 of them. Packard, Ford, Marmon, and -- after Durant relented -- Buick and Cadillac also built Liberty engines.
- Correspondence between Ford Motor Company and U.S. Army regarding the "First Ford Liberty Motor" Shipped Overseas, 1918 -
- 01 July 1918-05 August 1918
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Correspondence between Ford Motor Company and U.S. Army regarding the "First Ford Liberty Motor" Shipped Overseas, 1918
- Ford Motor Company Workers Upsetting and Forming the Flanges on Liberty Motor Cylinder Tubes, April 1918 - Liberty V-12 engines powered military aircraft during World War I. Ford, Buick, Cadillac, Lincoln, Marmon, and Packard built more than 20,000 of these engines for the Allied Powers. Ford produced the engine cylinders for all manufacturers. The company developed a new method for making cylinders from steel tubing, rather than boring them from solid forgings, which saved time and money.
- April 13, 1918
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Ford Motor Company Workers Upsetting and Forming the Flanges on Liberty Motor Cylinder Tubes, April 1918
Liberty V-12 engines powered military aircraft during World War I. Ford, Buick, Cadillac, Lincoln, Marmon, and Packard built more than 20,000 of these engines for the Allied Powers. Ford produced the engine cylinders for all manufacturers. The company developed a new method for making cylinders from steel tubing, rather than boring them from solid forgings, which saved time and money.
- Henry and Wilfred Leland with a Liberty Engine, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1917 - As the United States prepared to enter World War I, Henry Leland wanted his Cadillac Motor Car Company to build Liberty V-12 aircraft engines for the military. But Billy Durant, head of corporate parent General Motors and a dedicated pacifist, refused Leland's request. Leland quit in protest, formed Lincoln Motor Company, and produced 6,500 of the engines.
- circa 1917
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Henry and Wilfred Leland with a Liberty Engine, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1917
As the United States prepared to enter World War I, Henry Leland wanted his Cadillac Motor Car Company to build Liberty V-12 aircraft engines for the military. But Billy Durant, head of corporate parent General Motors and a dedicated pacifist, refused Leland's request. Leland quit in protest, formed Lincoln Motor Company, and produced 6,500 of the engines.
- Henry Leland and a Group of Men Posing with the 6,500th Lincoln Liberty Engine, 1918 - As the United States prepared to enter World War I, Henry Leland wanted his Cadillac Motor Car Company to build Liberty V-12 aircraft engines for the military. But Billy Durant, head of corporate parent General Motors and a dedicated pacifist, refused Leland's request. Leland quit in protest, formed Lincoln Motor Company, and produced 6,500 of the engines.
- 1918
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Henry Leland and a Group of Men Posing with the 6,500th Lincoln Liberty Engine, 1918
As the United States prepared to enter World War I, Henry Leland wanted his Cadillac Motor Car Company to build Liberty V-12 aircraft engines for the military. But Billy Durant, head of corporate parent General Motors and a dedicated pacifist, refused Leland's request. Leland quit in protest, formed Lincoln Motor Company, and produced 6,500 of the engines.