Parade-Goers Greeting President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Seoul, South Korea, 1960
THF208690 / Parade-Goers Greeting President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Seoul, South Korea, 1960
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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 Dwight D. Eisenhower's motorcade during a 1960 visit to South Korea. Agent Gies is driving the follow-up car directly behind the President's preferred 1950 Lincoln "Bubble-top" limousine.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
June 1960
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2011.241.14.22
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: 3.813 in
Width: 9.813 in
Inscriptions
Typed caption affixed to back:
June of 1960 President Eisenhower in Seoul, Korea. He is riding in the 1950 LIncoln Bubbletop. Directly behind the President's car is one of the two 1956 Cadillac follow-up cars. Morgan L. Gies, Secret Service Agent is driving the car directly behind the President's car.
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