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

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.