Lincoln Motor Company Plant, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1947

Summary

Henry Leland formed Lincoln Motor Company in 1917 to manufacture Liberty airplane engines during World War I. Lincoln's plant sat at the corner of Livernois and Warren Avenues in Detroit. In 1920, Leland and Lincoln pivoted to luxury automobiles. More than 400,000 Lincoln cars were built in the Detroit factory until 1952, when operations moved to Wixom, Michigan.

Henry Leland formed Lincoln Motor Company in 1917 to manufacture Liberty airplane engines during World War I. Lincoln's plant sat at the corner of Livernois and Warren Avenues in Detroit. In 1920, Leland and Lincoln pivoted to luxury automobiles. More than 400,000 Lincoln cars were built in the Detroit factory until 1952, when operations moved to Wixom, Michigan.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1947

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.P.833.83275

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process
Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.25 in

Width: 10 in

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