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Flag Bracket of the 1938 Cadillac Presidential Limousine, 1957

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Artifact Overview

White House vehicles are custom-built to distinguish and protect the President of the United States. This photograph shows a fringed American flag mounted to a special bracket on one of the two 1938 Cadillac presidential convertibles -- Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth. Secret Service agents used the "queens" in motorcades, following closely behind the Presidential State Car.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1957

Collection Title

Morgan L. Gies Presidential Vehicles Photographs Collection

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2011.241.14.31

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: 11.25 in
Width: 8.5 in

Inscriptions

Typed caption affixed to back: 1938 Cadillac showing flag bracket
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