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- Cruise News & World Report, Volume I, Number 2, circa 1965 - LGBTQ+ newspapers became more available beginning in the 1950s as organizations added print media to their activist tool kit. These newspapers were a regionally focused way to rally the LGBTQ+ community, share information, and fight discrimination. Many of these newspapers came to rely on gay bars as a location for disbursement as they were among the only private gay spaces in many cities.
- circa 1965
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Cruise News & World Report, Volume I, Number 2, circa 1965
LGBTQ+ newspapers became more available beginning in the 1950s as organizations added print media to their activist tool kit. These newspapers were a regionally focused way to rally the LGBTQ+ community, share information, and fight discrimination. Many of these newspapers came to rely on gay bars as a location for disbursement as they were among the only private gay spaces in many cities.
- President Kennedy in a 1961 Lincoln Continental Limousine, Touring Army Base, circa 1962 - President John F. Kennedy tours a military base in the custom-built 1961 presidential Lincoln Continental. Kennedy was assassinated while riding in this un-armored, open convertible in November 1963. Following his assassination, the limousine was radically modified with a permanent roof, bullet-proof glass, and armor-plating. It remained part of the White House fleet until early 1977.
- circa 1962
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President Kennedy in a 1961 Lincoln Continental Limousine, Touring Army Base, circa 1962
President John F. Kennedy tours a military base in the custom-built 1961 presidential Lincoln Continental. Kennedy was assassinated while riding in this un-armored, open convertible in November 1963. Following his assassination, the limousine was radically modified with a permanent roof, bullet-proof glass, and armor-plating. It remained part of the White House fleet until early 1977.
- Percy Jones General Hospital Postcard, Sent Home from Fort Custer Military Training Base, August 12, 1944 - In August 1942, the United States Army purchased the former main building of John Harvey Kellogg's Battle Creek, Michigan, sanitarium. It was remodeled and rededicated as Percy Jones Army Hospital. By the end of World War II, the hospital and its associated facilities were the Army's largest medical installation. Reactivated during the Korean War, Percy Jones closed permanently in 1954.
- August 12, 1944
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Percy Jones General Hospital Postcard, Sent Home from Fort Custer Military Training Base, August 12, 1944
In August 1942, the United States Army purchased the former main building of John Harvey Kellogg's Battle Creek, Michigan, sanitarium. It was remodeled and rededicated as Percy Jones Army Hospital. By the end of World War II, the hospital and its associated facilities were the Army's largest medical installation. Reactivated during the Korean War, Percy Jones closed permanently in 1954.
- President John F. Kennedy Visiting Offutt Air Force Base, December 7, 1962 - It wasn't possible to transport the presidential limousine everywhere the president traveled. During this visit to Offutt Air Force Base near Omaha, Nebraska, President John F. Kennedy used a 1963 Lincoln Continental convertible most likely loaned by a local dealership. During his visit, Kennedy praised the Strategic Air Command, headquartered at Offutt, for its service during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
- December 07, 1962
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President John F. Kennedy Visiting Offutt Air Force Base, December 7, 1962
It wasn't possible to transport the presidential limousine everywhere the president traveled. During this visit to Offutt Air Force Base near Omaha, Nebraska, President John F. Kennedy used a 1963 Lincoln Continental convertible most likely loaned by a local dealership. During his visit, Kennedy praised the Strategic Air Command, headquartered at Offutt, for its service during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
- President John F. Kennedy Visiting Offutt Air Force Base, December 7, 1962 - It wasn't possible to transport the presidential limousine everywhere the president traveled. During this visit to Offutt Air Force Base near Omaha, Nebraska, President John F. Kennedy used a 1963 Lincoln Continental convertible most likely loaned by a local dealership. During his visit, Kennedy praised the Strategic Air Command, headquartered at Offutt, for its service during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
- December 07, 1962
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President John F. Kennedy Visiting Offutt Air Force Base, December 7, 1962
It wasn't possible to transport the presidential limousine everywhere the president traveled. During this visit to Offutt Air Force Base near Omaha, Nebraska, President John F. Kennedy used a 1963 Lincoln Continental convertible most likely loaned by a local dealership. During his visit, Kennedy praised the Strategic Air Command, headquartered at Offutt, for its service during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
- 1956 Cadillac Presidential Limousine at Andrews Air Force Base, 1966 - 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 -- <em>Queen Mary II</em> and <em>Queen Elizabeth II</em> -- for presidential motorcade duty. They served Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson.
- 1966
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1956 Cadillac Presidential Limousine at Andrews Air Force Base, 1966
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.