President Harry Truman and Princess Elizabeth of Great Britain, Departing from Andrews Air Force Base, 1951
THF208685 / President Harry Truman and Princess Elizabeth of Great Britain, Departing from Andrews Air Force Base, 1951 / detail
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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
2011.241.14.19
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: 8.438 in
Width: 11 in
Inscriptions
Type-written caption affixed to back:
October 31,1951 - President Truman and Princess Elizabeth leaving the MATS terminal at Andrews Air Force Base. They are in the 1950 Bubbletop driven by Secret Service Agent, Morgan L. Gies.
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Related Artifacts
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.