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- Jamestown Ter-centennial Exposition Commemorative Medal, 1907 -
- 1907
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Jamestown Ter-centennial Exposition Commemorative Medal, 1907
- Loading the 1956 Cadillac Presidential Automobile onto USS Taconic, March 1957 - When the President travels abroad, United States Secret Service agents ensure that state cars arrive ahead of him. In this photograph, USS <em>Taconic</em> takes on President Dwight D. Eisenhower's Cadillac for a visit in Bermuda with British Prime Minister Harold MacMillan. The Secret Service began using transport aircraft to carry presidential vehicles a few years later.
- March 01, 1957
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Loading the 1956 Cadillac Presidential Automobile onto USS Taconic, March 1957
When the President travels abroad, United States Secret Service agents ensure that state cars arrive ahead of him. In this photograph, USS Taconic takes on President Dwight D. Eisenhower's Cadillac for a visit in Bermuda with British Prime Minister Harold MacMillan. The Secret Service began using transport aircraft to carry presidential vehicles a few years later.
- 1939 Lincoln Presidential Automobile "Sunshine Special" aboard Military Transport Ship, September 1947 - When the President travels abroad, United States Secret Service agents ensure that state cars arrive ahead of him. This military transport ship carried the "Sunshine Special" limousine overseas for one of President Harry S. Truman's international visits in 1947. Around 1960, the Secret Service began using transport aircraft to carry presidential vehicles.
- September 22, 1947
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1939 Lincoln Presidential Automobile "Sunshine Special" aboard Military Transport Ship, September 1947
When the President travels abroad, United States Secret Service agents ensure that state cars arrive ahead of him. This military transport ship carried the "Sunshine Special" limousine overseas for one of President Harry S. Truman's international visits in 1947. Around 1960, the Secret Service began using transport aircraft to carry presidential vehicles.
- Loading the 1950 Lincoln "Bubble-Top" Presidential Automobile onto the USS Taconic, March 1957 - When the President travels abroad, United States Secret Service agents ensure that state cars arrive ahead of him. In this photograph, USS <em>Taconic</em> takes on President Dwight D. Eisenhower's "Bubble-top" limousine for a visit in Bermuda with British Prime Minister Harold MacMillan. The Secret Service began using transport aircraft to carry presidential vehicles around 1960.
- March 01, 1957
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Loading the 1950 Lincoln "Bubble-Top" Presidential Automobile onto the USS Taconic, March 1957
When the President travels abroad, United States Secret Service agents ensure that state cars arrive ahead of him. In this photograph, USS Taconic takes on President Dwight D. Eisenhower's "Bubble-top" limousine for a visit in Bermuda with British Prime Minister Harold MacMillan. The Secret Service began using transport aircraft to carry presidential vehicles around 1960.
- Aerial View of Ford Motor Company Branch in Norfolk, Virginia, August 31, 1942 - Starting in the 1910s, Ford Motor Company opened domestic assembly plants throughout the United States. These plants allowed the company to better serve its customers, with facilities located in major American cities. Ford opened its Norfolk, Virginia, branch in 1925. The U.S. Navy operated the plant during World War II, but Ford returned in 1946. Ford closed the plant in 2007.
- August 31, 1942
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Aerial View of Ford Motor Company Branch in Norfolk, Virginia, August 31, 1942
Starting in the 1910s, Ford Motor Company opened domestic assembly plants throughout the United States. These plants allowed the company to better serve its customers, with facilities located in major American cities. Ford opened its Norfolk, Virginia, branch in 1925. The U.S. Navy operated the plant during World War II, but Ford returned in 1946. Ford closed the plant in 2007.
- Inventory of Ford Barge "Lake Frugality," 1923-1926 - Henry Ford purchased 199 surplus World War I merchant ships from the United States government in 1925. Most of these ships were scrapped and the materials were used at Ford's new automobile manufacturing complex on the Rouge River. But 13 were converted into barges, like the <em>Lake Frugality</em>. These barges transported products and material as part of Ford's operation.
- 1923-1926
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Inventory of Ford Barge "Lake Frugality," 1923-1926
Henry Ford purchased 199 surplus World War I merchant ships from the United States government in 1925. Most of these ships were scrapped and the materials were used at Ford's new automobile manufacturing complex on the Rouge River. But 13 were converted into barges, like the Lake Frugality. These barges transported products and material as part of Ford's operation.
- Inventory of Ford Barge "Lake Freeland," circa 1925-1926 - Henry Ford purchased 199 surplus World War I merchant ships from the United States government in 1925. Most of these ships were scrapped and the materials were used at Ford's new automobile manufacturing complex on the Rouge River. But 13 were converted into barges, like the <em>Lake Freeland</em>. These barges transported products and material as part of Ford's operation.
- circa 1925-1926
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Inventory of Ford Barge "Lake Freeland," circa 1925-1926
Henry Ford purchased 199 surplus World War I merchant ships from the United States government in 1925. Most of these ships were scrapped and the materials were used at Ford's new automobile manufacturing complex on the Rouge River. But 13 were converted into barges, like the Lake Freeland. These barges transported products and material as part of Ford's operation.
- 1950 Lincoln "Bubble-Top" Presidential Automobile Hoisted onto USS Taconic, March 1957 - When the President travels abroad, United States Secret Service agents ensure that state cars arrive ahead of him. In this photograph, USS <em>Taconic</em> takes on President Dwight D. Eisenhower's "Bubble-top" limousine for a visit in Bermuda with British Prime Minister Harold MacMillan. The Secret Service began using transport aircraft to carry presidential vehicles around 1960.
- March 01, 1957
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1950 Lincoln "Bubble-Top" Presidential Automobile Hoisted onto USS Taconic, March 1957
When the President travels abroad, United States Secret Service agents ensure that state cars arrive ahead of him. In this photograph, USS Taconic takes on President Dwight D. Eisenhower's "Bubble-top" limousine for a visit in Bermuda with British Prime Minister Harold MacMillan. The Secret Service began using transport aircraft to carry presidential vehicles around 1960.
- Hoisting the 1956 Cadillac Presidential Automobile aboard USS Taconic, March 1957 - When the President travels abroad, United States Secret Service agents ensure that state cars arrive ahead of him. In this photograph, USS <em>Taconic</em> takes on President Dwight D. Eisenhower's Cadillac for a visit in Bermuda with British Prime Minister Harold MacMillan. The Secret Service began using transport aircraft to carry presidential vehicles a few years later.
- March 01, 1957
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Hoisting the 1956 Cadillac Presidential Automobile aboard USS Taconic, March 1957
When the President travels abroad, United States Secret Service agents ensure that state cars arrive ahead of him. In this photograph, USS Taconic takes on President Dwight D. Eisenhower's Cadillac for a visit in Bermuda with British Prime Minister Harold MacMillan. The Secret Service began using transport aircraft to carry presidential vehicles a few years later.
- Response from Ford Public Relations Assistant Milton West to Charles, Age 11, 1965 - Young automobile enthusiasts occasionally wrote to Ford Motor Company to share thoughts about, and perhaps even drawings of, their favorite Ford cars. In reply, correspondents usually received a letter from Ford's public relations department, along with brochures or press materials about the company's production vehicles and concept cars.
- July 20, 1965
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Response from Ford Public Relations Assistant Milton West to Charles, Age 11, 1965
Young automobile enthusiasts occasionally wrote to Ford Motor Company to share thoughts about, and perhaps even drawings of, their favorite Ford cars. In reply, correspondents usually received a letter from Ford's public relations department, along with brochures or press materials about the company's production vehicles and concept cars.