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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.
- 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.
- Baseball Uniform Stockings, Worn by Harry B. Mosley, circa 1920 - Recreational sports leagues have been an important part of work life from the late 1800s to the present. Company-sponsored teams are thought to provide good advertising as well as a way to have employees "play hard" and work hard. This well-worn uniform was used by a Lincoln Motor Company worker in the greater Detroit area in the 1920s.
- circa 1920
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Baseball Uniform Stockings, Worn by Harry B. Mosley, circa 1920
Recreational sports leagues have been an important part of work life from the late 1800s to the present. Company-sponsored teams are thought to provide good advertising as well as a way to have employees "play hard" and work hard. This well-worn uniform was used by a Lincoln Motor Company worker in the greater Detroit area in the 1920s.
- Baseball Cap, Worn by Harry B. Mosley, circa 1920 -
- circa 1920
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Baseball Cap, Worn by Harry B. Mosley, circa 1920
- Large Group outside the Lincoln Plant at the Acquisition of Lincoln Motor Co. by Ford Motor Co., 1922 - Ford Motor Company purchased Lincoln Motor Company for $8 million in 1922. The deal was formalized on February 4 of that year with a ceremony at Lincoln's factory in Detroit. During the event, several people from both companies posed for a portrait outside the Lincoln plant.
- February 04, 1922
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Large Group outside the Lincoln Plant at the Acquisition of Lincoln Motor Co. by Ford Motor Co., 1922
Ford Motor Company purchased Lincoln Motor Company for $8 million in 1922. The deal was formalized on February 4 of that year with a ceremony at Lincoln's factory in Detroit. During the event, several people from both companies posed for a portrait outside the Lincoln plant.
- The Fords and Lelands at the Acquisition of Lincoln Motor Co. by Ford Motor Co., 1922 - Ford Motor Company purchased Lincoln Motor Company for $8 million in 1922. The deal was formalized with a ceremony on February 4 of that year at Lincoln's factory in Detroit. Henry and Clara Ford, along with Edsel and Eleanor Ford, attended on behalf of Ford Motor Company. Henry Leland, along with Wilfred and Blanche Leland, represented Lincoln.
- February 04, 1922
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The Fords and Lelands at the Acquisition of Lincoln Motor Co. by Ford Motor Co., 1922
Ford Motor Company purchased Lincoln Motor Company for $8 million in 1922. The deal was formalized with a ceremony on February 4 of that year at Lincoln's factory in Detroit. Henry and Clara Ford, along with Edsel and Eleanor Ford, attended on behalf of Ford Motor Company. Henry Leland, along with Wilfred and Blanche Leland, represented Lincoln.
- 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.
- Henry Ford and Clara Ford at the Acquisition of Lincoln Motor Co. by Ford Motor Co., 1922 - Ford Motor Company acquired Lincoln Motor Company in 1922. The purchase was formalized on February 4 of that year with a ceremony at Lincoln's factory in Detroit. Henry and Clara Ford attended the event. The $8 million deal represented Ford Motor Company's first venture into the upscale market since its pricey Model K of 1906-1908.
- February 04, 1922
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Henry Ford and Clara Ford at the Acquisition of Lincoln Motor Co. by Ford Motor Co., 1922
Ford Motor Company acquired Lincoln Motor Company in 1922. The purchase was formalized on February 4 of that year with a ceremony at Lincoln's factory in Detroit. Henry and Clara Ford attended the event. The $8 million deal represented Ford Motor Company's first venture into the upscale market since its pricey Model K of 1906-1908.
- The Lelands and Fords at the Acquisition of Lincoln Motor Co. by Ford Motor Co., 1922 - Ford Motor Company purchased Lincoln Motor Company for $8 million in 1922. The deal was formalized with a ceremony on February 4 of that year at Lincoln's factory in Detroit. Henry and Clara Ford, along with Edsel and Eleanor Ford, attended on behalf of Ford Motor Company. Henry Leland, along with Wilfred and Blanche Leland, represented Lincoln.
- February 04, 1922
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The Lelands and Fords at the Acquisition of Lincoln Motor Co. by Ford Motor Co., 1922
Ford Motor Company purchased Lincoln Motor Company for $8 million in 1922. The deal was formalized with a ceremony on February 4 of that year at Lincoln's factory in Detroit. Henry and Clara Ford, along with Edsel and Eleanor Ford, attended on behalf of Ford Motor Company. Henry Leland, along with Wilfred and Blanche Leland, represented Lincoln.
- Crowd Gathered at the Lincoln Plant for the Acquisition of Lincoln Motor Co. by Ford Motor Co., 1922 - Ford Motor Company bought Lincoln Motor Company in 1922. The purchase was formalized in a ceremony on February 4 of that year at Lincoln's factory in Detroit. The $8 million deal was big news in the Motor City and throughout the business world. Crowds gathered at the Lincoln plant for the event.
- February 04, 1922
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Crowd Gathered at the Lincoln Plant for the Acquisition of Lincoln Motor Co. by Ford Motor Co., 1922
Ford Motor Company bought Lincoln Motor Company in 1922. The purchase was formalized in a ceremony on February 4 of that year at Lincoln's factory in Detroit. The $8 million deal was big news in the Motor City and throughout the business world. Crowds gathered at the Lincoln plant for the event.