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Eisenhower Motorcade

August 23, 1956

Presidential motorcade with President Eisenhower waving to crowd from limousine at Geary & Powell

Location

291 Geary St, 94102

Downtown / Union Square

Keywords

Artifact

Date Added: January 24, 2018
Contributor: Courtesy of a Private Collector

Rights

Downloadable: Yes

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