Lincoln Continental Presidential Limousine Customization, Sketch of Door Pocket and Jump Seat, 1961
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The Hess & Eisenhardt Company of Cincinnati, Ohio, transformed a stock 1961 Lincoln Continental convertible into the presidential limousine. The modified car's interior included a blue mouton rug; two dark blue broadcloth lap robes, embroidered with the presidential seal, that tucked into pockets in the doors; and two folding jump seats for additional passengers.
The Hess & Eisenhardt Company of Cincinnati, Ohio, transformed a stock 1961 Lincoln Continental convertible into the presidential limousine. The modified car's interior included a blue mouton rug; two dark blue broadcloth lap robes, embroidered with the presidential seal, that tucked into pockets in the doors; and two folding jump seats for additional passengers.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1961
Keywords
United States, Ohio, Cincinnati
Lincoln Continental automobile
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.B.90901
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in
Inscriptions
Text in image, lower front center edge: 1-25-61-S-4298-2
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