State, War and Navy Building, Washington, DC

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Presently, Eisenhower Executive Office Bldg at 17th St.The automobile is likely to be the general Pershing's special-issue 1917 Locomobile equipped with dual rear wheels to enable it to travel on nearly impassable roads in the war zone. Pershing served as Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army in 1921–1924. Originally, the car had wire wheels (as it can be seen in Those were replaced with disc wheels in France, because mud would become trapped in the wire spokes throwing them out of balance.