Henry Ford and Henry Leland at the Acquisition of Lincoln Motor Co. by Ford Motor Co., 1922

Summary

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 Automobile Company. Leland sold Cadillac to General Motors in 1909, and he founded Lincoln in 1917.

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 Automobile Company. Leland sold Cadillac to General Motors in 1909, and he founded Lincoln in 1917.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

04 February 1922

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.P.O.3209

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: 8.125 in

Width: 10 in

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