President Harry S. Truman and Military Officials in 1939 Lincoln Presidential Limousine, circa 1949
THF208663 / President Harry S. Truman and Military Officials in 1939 Lincoln Presidential Limousine, circa 1949
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Artifact Overview
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 President Harry S. Truman (wearing a white hat) in the back seat of a 1939 Lincoln presidential limousine around 1949.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1949
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2011.241.14.9
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: 8.063 in
Width: 9.938 in
Inscriptions
Caption typed on separate paper affixed to back of photograph:
President Truman in the 1939 Lincoln being driven by SSA Morgan L. Gies.
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