President Harry Truman and Princess Elizabeth of Great Britain, Washington, D.C., 1951
THF208681 / President Harry Truman and Princess Elizabeth of Great Britain, Washington, D.C., 1951
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Artifact Overview
In the course of Princess Elizabeth's first royal visit to Canada in October 1951, the future queen of the United Kingdom met for a short time with President Harry S. Truman in Washington, D.C. This photograph taken during their visit shows the two leaders in the back of the 1950 Lincoln presidential limousine.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
31 October 1951
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2011.241.14.18
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: 7.563 in
Width: 9.5 in
Inscriptions
Type-written caption affixed to back:
October 31,1951 - President Truman and Princess Elizabeth in the 1950 Lincoln Bubbletop driven by Secret Service Agent Morgan L. Gies. To the left rear is the 1939 Lincoln Sunshine Special.
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