Dawes, Charles Gates, 1865-1951
Person
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Coolidge-Dawes Lincoln Tour campaign truck photograph
Collection
Identifier: GRA 0099-F0034
Abstract
In 1924, Republican presidential candidate Calvin Coolidge organized The Lincoln Tour, a 56-day, cross-country road rally of 100,000 automobiles that was designed to be a continuous political parade along the Lincoln Highway, the first transcontinental road for automobiles in the country. This is a photograph of a truck from the Calvin Coolidge and Charles Dawes campaign's Lincoln Tour.
Dates:
1924