1956 Cadillac Presidential Limousine in Front of White House, circa 1960
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United States Secret Service agent Morgan L. Gies was responsible for White House vehicles from 1941 to 1967, serving five presidents. This photograph from his personal collection shows a 1956 Cadillac. Ohio company O'Gara-Hess and Eisenhardt custom-built two of these convertibles -- Queen Mary II and Queen Elizabeth II -- for presidential motorcade duty. They served Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson.
United States Secret Service agent Morgan L. Gies was responsible for White House vehicles from 1941 to 1967, serving five presidents. This photograph from his personal collection shows a 1956 Cadillac. Ohio company O'Gara-Hess and Eisenhardt custom-built two of these convertibles -- Queen Mary II and Queen Elizabeth II -- for presidential motorcade duty. They served Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1960
Creators
Unknown
Keywords
United States, District of Columbia, Washington
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2011.241.14.29
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Edward L. Gies in Memory of Morgan L. Gies.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.25 in
Width: 10 in
Inscriptions
Typed caption affixed to back: Another view of the 1956 Cadillac in front of the South lawn of the White House. Morgan L. Gies is behind the wheel.
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