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- Lincoln Motor Company Records, 1922-1940 - Ford Motor Company purchased the struggling Lincoln Motor Company in February 1922. Over the next two decades, the company flourished under Ford's ownership and under the guidance of Edsel B. Ford. Lincoln introduced a series of cars that combined innovative engineering and striking design, and it grew into one of America's most admired luxury automakers.
- 1922-1940
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Lincoln Motor Company Records, 1922-1940
Ford Motor Company purchased the struggling Lincoln Motor Company in February 1922. Over the next two decades, the company flourished under Ford's ownership and under the guidance of Edsel B. Ford. Lincoln introduced a series of cars that combined innovative engineering and striking design, and it grew into one of America's most admired luxury automakers.
- Ford Motor Company Meeting Minutes Book, 1903-1911 - This bound volume contains the minutes of the first stockholders' meeting of the newly formed Ford Motor Company on June 18, 1903 (see pages 7 and 8). The meeting was called to select a chairman and board of directors. A later meeting on July 22 would direct Mr. Ford's salary to be $3600 a year and Mr. Couzens to receive $2500.
- 1903-1911
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Ford Motor Company Meeting Minutes Book, 1903-1911
This bound volume contains the minutes of the first stockholders' meeting of the newly formed Ford Motor Company on June 18, 1903 (see pages 7 and 8). The meeting was called to select a chairman and board of directors. A later meeting on July 22 would direct Mr. Ford's salary to be $3600 a year and Mr. Couzens to receive $2500.
- Ford Motor Company Meeting Minutes Book, 1911-1919 - These few paragraphs from the January 5th meeting of Ford's Board of Directors announcing the a $5.00 a day wage for an eight hour work day brought thousands of workers to Detroit and sent shock waves through the upper echelon of the automobile industry.
- 1911-1919
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Ford Motor Company Meeting Minutes Book, 1911-1919
These few paragraphs from the January 5th meeting of Ford's Board of Directors announcing the a $5.00 a day wage for an eight hour work day brought thousands of workers to Detroit and sent shock waves through the upper echelon of the automobile industry.