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Portrait of John F. Kennedy, facing right, seated at his desk and holding eyeglasses, 1957

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1957

GUSN

GUSN-191989

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Description

Informal seated portrait of Senator John F. Kennedy. Kennedy turns to face the camera from his seat at a desk, his glasses in his hands.

Details

Descriptive Terms

portraits
senators
desks
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Physical Description

1 photograph

Collection Code

PC044

Collection Name

Verner Reed Photographic Collection, 1950-1972

Reference Code

PC044.TMP.002

Record Details

Originator

Reed, Verner, 1923-2006 (Photographer)

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Other People

Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963

Accruals Note

Included in the exhibition, A Changing World: New England in the Photographs of Verner Reed, 1950-1972.

Description Level

Item

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