1956 Cadillac Presidential Limousine in Front of South Lawn of White House, 1957
THF208708 / 1956 Cadillac Presidential Limousine in Front of South Lawn of White House, 1957
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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 a 1956 Cadillac. Ohio company O'Gara-Hess and Eisenhardt custom-built two of these convertibles -- Queen Mary II and Queen Elizabeth II -- for presidential motorcade duty. They served Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1957
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2011.241.14.30
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: 7.938 in
Width: 10 in
Inscriptions
Typed caption affixed to back:
One of the two 1956 Cadillacs that replaced the Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth which were 1938 Cadillacs. Agent Morgan L. Gies is sitting behind the wheel. Chief of the Secret Service, U.E. Baughman is also pictured.
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