Crowd Gathered at the Lincoln Plant for the Acquisition of Lincoln Motor Co. by Ford Motor Co., 1922
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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.
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.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
04 February 1922
Creators
Unknown
Keywords
United States, Michigan, Detroit
Consolidation and merger of corporations
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.905
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: 2.75 in
Width: 4.5 in
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