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Eisenhower Inauguration Seen From a Blimp [Slideshow]

1950s, Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Here’s a pretty cool set of photos from January 20th, 1953.

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Source: Opie Radio

READ: Hillcrest Home for Sale; $32,500 in 1952

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