President Truman and President-Elect Eisenhower in the 1950 "Bubble Top" Presidential Lincoln Limousine at the Inaugural Parade, January 20, 1953
THF106496 / President Truman and President-Elect Eisenhower in the 1950 "Bubble Top" Presidential Lincoln Limousine at the Inaugural Parade, January 20, 1953 / front
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Artifact Overview
President Truman and President-Elect Eisenhower travel to the inauguration ceremony in the presidential Lincoln Limousine. President Eisenhower later had the car fitted with a removable Plexiglas top. This feature allowed the President to see and be seen. The addition of this "Bubbletop" gave the presidential limousine its nickname.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
20 January 1953
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2011.241.14.4
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: 8.5 in
Width: 11.125 in
Inscriptions
Typed paper adhered to back of image reads:
January 20, 1953- President Truman and President-elect Eisenhower in the 1950 Lincoln / bubble top traveling on Pennsylvania Avenue going to the Capitol for the swearing-in / ceremony. The car is being driven by SSA, Morgan L. Gies. They are followed by the two / 1938 Cadillac's [sic], the Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary.
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Artifact1950 Lincoln Presidential Limousine Used by Dwight D. Eisenhower
This massive convertible Lincoln was built for President Harry S Truman in 1950, but it is most associated with Truman's successor Dwight D. Eisenhower, who used the car from 1952 until 1960. Eisenhower added the distinctive plastic "bubble top." Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson also used this car as a spare until its retirement in 1967.