Mamie Eisenhower: A ride on the Freedom Train
Name/Title
Mamie Eisenhower: A ride on the Freedom TrainEntry/Object ID
2026.02.01 A B C D EDescription
A shadow box: Includes a photo (A) of Mamie Eisenhower kissing the donor’s mother (Patricia Adams) on the cheek when she arrived in York, Pennsylvania, on the Bicentennial Freedom Train; in addition, a letter (B) and envelope (C) Mrs. Eisenhower wrote expressing her gratitude to the donor’s father (William L. Adams). A photo (D) of the 1976 Freedom Train is inserted behind the photo of Mamie Eisenhower. A news clipping (E) talks about the event in 1986. Mrs. Eisenhower rode the train from her home in Gettysburg to York, PA, on July 1, 1976. The owners placed all the memorabilia in a shadow box in 1988.Collection
Permanent CollectionCategory
Framed Shadow Box