Automobile

James Henry Beard

Eisenhower National Historic Site, National Park Service
Gettysburg, PA, United States

Runabout with "IKE"� and "MAMIE"� stenciled on front quarter panels. Mr. Marvin Leonard o f Fort Wor th, Texas, in June 1955 gave this vehicle to George Allen to present to President and Mrs . Eisenhow er.

The fou r-whe el drive Crosley Runabout was used by the Eisenhowers to drive around the farm. Visiting world leaders such as Churchill an d De Gaul le toured the farm with the President while in the Crosley (ENHS 1581). The Crosley was the nation's first compac t c ar, manufactured i n Cincinna ti and Marion, Indiana between 1939 and 1952.

Details

Title: Automobile
Creator: Crosley, custom work by James H. Beard , Texas
Contributor: Eisenhower National Historic Site, National Park Service
Original Source: http://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/eise/President/Presidency/EISE105_automobile.html
Source: Eisenhower National Historic Site
National Park Service Catalog Number: EISE 105
Measurements: H 1.8, L 3.5, W 1.25 M
Date: 1955

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