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- Henry Leland Signing Papers at the Acquisition of Lincoln Motor Co. by Ford Motor Co., 1922 - Henry Leland was photographed when Ford Motor Company purchased his Lincoln Motor Company on February 4, 1922. Leland founded Lincoln, with his son Wilfred, in 1917. The company struggled in the recession that followed World War I. Lincoln was forced into receivership, and the Lelands sold their business to Ford for $8 million.
- February 04, 1922
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Henry Leland Signing Papers at the Acquisition of Lincoln Motor Co. by Ford Motor Co., 1922
Henry Leland was photographed when Ford Motor Company purchased his Lincoln Motor Company on February 4, 1922. Leland founded Lincoln, with his son Wilfred, in 1917. The company struggled in the recession that followed World War I. Lincoln was forced into receivership, and the Lelands sold their business to Ford for $8 million.
- Edsel Ford, Henry Ford, Henry Leland, and Wilfred Leland at the Acquisition of Lincoln Motor Co. by Ford Motor Co., 1922 - Edsel Ford persuaded his father Henry to purchase the ailing Lincoln Motor Company in 1922. The two are pictured here in a Lincoln office with founder Henry Leland and his son Wilfred. Behind them, decorations pay homage to Henry Leland's inspiration and the company's namesake: Abraham Lincoln. Under new ownership, Lincoln became one of America's top-selling luxury brands.
- February 04, 1922
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Edsel Ford, Henry Ford, Henry Leland, and Wilfred Leland at the Acquisition of Lincoln Motor Co. by Ford Motor Co., 1922
Edsel Ford persuaded his father Henry to purchase the ailing Lincoln Motor Company in 1922. The two are pictured here in a Lincoln office with founder Henry Leland and his son Wilfred. Behind them, decorations pay homage to Henry Leland's inspiration and the company's namesake: Abraham Lincoln. Under new ownership, Lincoln became one of America's top-selling luxury brands.
- Henry Ford and Clara Ford Entering the Lincoln Plant for 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 Entering the Lincoln Plant for 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.
- Eleanor Ford and Edsel Ford on the Day of Ford's Purchase of Lincoln Motor Company, February 4, 1922 - 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.
- February 04, 1922
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Eleanor Ford and Edsel Ford on the Day of Ford's Purchase of Lincoln Motor Company, February 4, 1922
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.
- Henry Ford and Henry Leland at the Acquisition of Lincoln Motor Co. by Ford Motor Co., 1922 - Henry Ford and Henry Leland were photographed together when Ford purchased Leland's Lincoln Motor Company on February 4, 1922. It wasn't the first time their professional paths crossed. In 1902, after Ford left the Henry Ford Company, Leland reorganized that firm as Cadillac Motor Car Company. Leland sold Cadillac to General Motors in 1909, and he founded Lincoln in 1917.
- February 04, 1922
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Henry Ford and Henry Leland at the Acquisition of Lincoln Motor Co. by Ford Motor Co., 1922
Henry Ford and Henry Leland were photographed together when Ford purchased Leland's Lincoln Motor Company on February 4, 1922. It wasn't the first time their professional paths crossed. In 1902, after Ford left the Henry Ford Company, Leland reorganized that firm as Cadillac Motor Car Company. Leland sold Cadillac to General Motors in 1909, and he founded Lincoln in 1917.