Front Detail of a 1956 Cadillac Presidential Limousine
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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.
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
Photographic print
Subject Date
1957
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2011.241.14.23
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: 11.125 in
Width: 8.5 in
Inscriptions
Typed caption affixed to back: This is the grill [sic] of the 1956 Cadillac as they were designing the flag brackets. Note the dimensions on the left side of the picture. They hooked into the grill to get an idea of the height of the bracket. It looks like the overall height is 18".
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