President Harry Truman Riding in Motorcade, Key West Naval Station, Florida, 1952
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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 Gies leading a motorcade from behind the wheel of President Harry S. Truman's presidential convertible, a 1949 Lincoln Cosmopolitan. It was taken during Truman's 1952 vacation in Key West, Florida.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
02 March 1952
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2011.241.14.17
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: 8.125 in
Width: 9.938 in
Inscriptions
Type-written caption affixed to back:
March 2, 1952 - President Truman in Key West, Florida motorcade in the 1949 Lincoln, driven by SSA Morgan L. Gies, followed by the 1950 Lincoln Bubble Top, designated the 100X. Note the retractable running boards on the 1950 Lincoln. This enabled the Secret Service Agents to stand on the running boards, giving them a better vantage point.
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