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Photograph folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-001-037
Contains 47 photographic prints: (KFC1575N, KFC239N, KFC1572N, KFC1580N, KFC1577N, KFC1578N, KFC1579N, KFC252N, KFC1565N, KFC256N, KFC245N, KFC247N, KFC1576N, KFC242N, KFC250N, KFC1566N, KFC257N, KFC1569N, KFC241N, KFC1567N, KFC1568N, KFC1573N, KFC243N, KFC1574N, KFC244N, KFC1570N, KFC254N, KFC246N, KFC1571N, KFC253N, KFC249N, KFC255N, KFC251N, KFC3133P, KFC3134P, KFC3135P, KFC3136P, KFC3137P, KFC3138P, KFC3139P, KFC3140P, KFC3141P, KFC3142P, KFC3143P, KFC3144P, KFC3145P, KFC3146P)
Photograph folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-001-026
Contains 9 photographic prints: (KFC1416N, KFC1417N, KFC1422N, KFC1429N, KFC1502N, KFC1503N, KFC1504N, KFC1514N, KFC1515N)
Photograph folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-001-022
Contains 23 photographic prints: (KFC3121P, KFC1222P, KFC1435N, KFC1490N, KFC1488N, KFC1487N, KFC1493N, KFC1489N, KFC1484N, KFC1486N, KFC1492N, KFC1485N, KFC1491N, KFC2069N, KFC1494N, KFC1495N, KFC2070N, KFC2068N, KFC1497N, KFC1496N, KFC1498N, KFC1499N, KFC1500N)
Textual folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-090-001
This photograph album documents a memorial mass for President John F. Kennedy at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston, Massachusetts, on January 19, 1964. Those pictured include Jacqueline Kennedy; Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy; Eunice Kennedy Shriver and R. Sargent Shriver; Edward M. Kennedy and Joan Bennett Kennedy; Archbishop of Boston, Richard Cardinal Cushing, who presided over the mass; and members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, who performed Mozart’s Requiem in D. Minor under the direction of conductor Erich Leinsdorf. This photograph album contains 11 photographic prints and the printed text of Cardinal Cushing’s memorial message.
Textual folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-044-001
This photograph album, likely compiled by a Kennedy family member or friend, documents various moments in the lives of the Fitzgerald and Kennedy families between 1907 and 1947. The gold stamped title on the cover reads, “Photographs.” Those pictured include Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy; her parents, John F. “Honey Fitz” Fitzgerald and Mary Josephine Hannon Fitzgerald; her siblings, Agnes Fitzgerald, Thomas A. Fitzgerald, John F. Fitzgerald, Jr., Eunice Fitzgerald, and Frederick H. Fitzgerald; and her children, Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., John F. Kennedy, and Eunice Kennedy. Of note is a photograph of John F. Kennedy celebrating his victory in the 1946 primary election for the Massachusetts 11th congressional district with family members, friends, and campaign volunteers, including his grandparents, Honey Fitz and Mary Fitzgerald; his sister, Eunice; family friends, Kirk LeMoyne “Lem” Billings, Kenneth P. O’Donnell, and Helen Sullivan (later O’Donnell); deputy commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Corrections, Francis X. Morrissey; and former Boston Police Commissioner, Joseph F. Timilty. Also of note are photographs of Honey Fitz ice skating on a frozen pond and standing in a theater lobby while holding a WCOP radio station microphone. Locations featured in photographic prints and postcards include Boston, Massachusetts; Hull, Massachusetts, where the Fitzgerald family owned a summer home; and Palm Beach, Florida. This photograph album contains 26 photographic prints, four photographic postcards, and one loose photographer’s address label.
Textual folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-043-001
This photograph album, compiled by Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, documents a Boston Chamber of Commerce tour of locations in the Caribbean and Central and South America in the spring of 1913, on which Rose accompanied her father, then-Mayor of Boston, John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald. Photographs capture a wide range of scenes from the trip, including the party’s departure from the United Fruit Company terminal at Long Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts; the overseas voyage aboard the S.S. Metapan; scenic vistas as viewed from the Metapan; landscapes and street and village scenes in Jamaica, Colombia, and Panama; and views of the construction of the Panama Canal. Localities pictured include Kingston, Port Royal, and Gordon Town, Jamaica; Barranquilla, Cartagena, Ciénaga, Sabanilla, and Santa Marta, Colombia; and Ancón, Colón, and Panama City, Panama. Original handwritten captions are written in white ink on the leaves beneath most photographs. Original handwritten inscriptions are written in black ink and pencil on the versos of most photographs. This photograph album contains 113 photographic prints.
Textual folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-065-001
This scrapbook, compiled by Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, documents news and events in the lives of the Kennedy family following Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.’s appointment as United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom in 1938. The gold stamped title on the cover reads, “Scrap Book.” The handwritten inscription on the cover, written in green ink and pencil, reads, “Dave. v.g. I think / Mrs. / Kennedy / Children’s letters ? + cards.” The majority of the materials relate to Rose’s illness and surgery in January 1938. These materials include numerous newspaper clippings, as well as calling cards, greeting cards, telegrams, letters, and notes that Rose received during her recovery. Those who sent well-wishes include Rose’s husband, Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.; her children, Joseph P. “Joe” Kennedy, Jr., John F. “Jack” Kennedy, Rosemary Kennedy, Kathleen “Kick” Kennedy, Eunice Kennedy, Patricia “Pat” Kennedy, Robert F. “Bob” Kennedy, Jean Kennedy, and Edward M. “Teddy” Kennedy; her father, John F. “Honey Fitz” Fitzgerald; President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt; James Roosevelt, son of President Roosevelt, and Betsey Cushing Roosevelt; Massachusetts politician, Leverett Saltonstall; Governor of Massachusetts, Charles F. Hurley; Kennedy family friends, Edward E. Moore and Mary Moore; radio commentator, Boake Carter; Chairman of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, Will H. Hays, and Jessie Hays; and other family members, friends, and political and business acquaintances. Also of note are newspaper clippings related to Rose’s involvement with the Ace of Clubs organization, which she founded; the Kennedy family’s residence at 14 Prince’s Gate, the home of the United States Ambassador to Great Britain, in London, England; and Honey Fitz's 75th birthday. Many items include Rose’s original handwritten notations in black ink and pencil. This scrapbook contains 58 calling cards, with many containing handwritten messages; 37 newspaper and magazine clippings; 24 greeting cards; 16 telegrams; 16 typed and handwritten letters; and several typed and printed notes featuring poems and song lyrics.
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-01500N
Thomas A. Fitzgerald (left) poses outdoors with his arm around an unidentified boy in Dorchester, Massachusetts. [Notes: Chemical damage in bottom left portion of image is original to the negative.]
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-01497N
An unidentified boy (holding a tennis racket) stands behind the net on a tennis court in Dorchester, Massachusetts. [Notes: Chemical damage in left portion of image and striations throughout image are original to the negative.]
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-01496N
An unidentified girl (holding a tennis racket in one hand and tennis balls in the other) poses outdoors in Dorchester, Massachusetts. [Notes: Fogging and spotting throughout image are original to the negative.]
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-01494N
Two unidentified women pose outside the Fitzgerald family home in Dorchester, Massachusetts. [Notes: Negative is overexposed.]
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-01493N
Thomas A. Fitzgerald (standing in back), John F. Fitzgerald, Jr. (seated in a chair, with his arm around his brother's shoulder), and Frederick H. Fitzgerald (standing in front) pose outdoors in Dorchester, Massachusetts. [Notes: Negative is double exposed. The second, underlying image is of Rose Fitzgerald kneeling on the ground. Spotting throughout image is original to the negative.]
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-01492N
Rose Fitzgerald (standing in back) poses with her sister, Eunice Fitzgerald (left), and brother, Frederick H. Fitzgerald, outdoors in Dorchester, Massachusetts. [Notes: Spotting throughout image is original to the negative.]
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-01491N
An unidentified girl stands between two unidentified boys beside the net on a tennis court; all three hold tennis rackets. [Notes: Image is partially underexposed; spotting throughout image is original to the negative.]
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-01489N
Agnes Fitzgerald (left) and Eunice Fitzgerald pose on a walkway in Dorchester, Massachusetts. [Notes: Image is partially underexposed.]
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-01485N
An unidentified boy (holding a tennis racket) poses behind the net on a tennis court in Dorchester, Massachusetts. [Notes: Scratches throughout image are original to the negative.]
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-01484N
Five Fitzgerald family children pose outdoors with an unidentified boy in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Left to right: unidentified; Agnes Fitzgerald (in back); John F. Fitzgerald, Jr. (with his hands on his brother's head); Frederick H. Fitzgerald (in front); Thomas A. Fitzgerald; Eunice Fitzgerald. [Notes: Spotting throughout image is original to the negative.]
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-00250N
View of spectators standing on the dock beside the United Fruit Company terminal at Long Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts, from the deck of the S.S. Metapan as it departs for the Boston Chamber of Commerce trip to Panama; streamers are visible floating in the air. [Notes: See also similar photographs in album KFC-043-001. See also ""My Trip Abroad, Rose E. Fitzgerald," 17 June 1911-18 October 1913" (ROFKPP-001-006), from the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Personal Papers. Fogging is original to the negative.]
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-00242N
Spectators gather on the dock beside the United Fruit Company terminal at Long Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts. [Notes: See also similar photographs in album KFC-043-001. See also ""My Trip Abroad, Rose E. Fitzgerald," 17 June 1911-18 October 1913" (ROFKPP-001-006), from the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Personal Papers. Negative is double exposed. The second, underlying image is of the Monitor, an escort ship for the S.S. Metapan, filled with passengers; the Metapan carried members of the Boston Chamber of Commerce on a trip to Panama.]
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-00239N
The S.S. Metapan (visible at left) sits docked at the United Fruit Company terminal at Long Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts, before sailing to Panama for the Boston Chamber of Commerce trip; spectators view the ship from the windows of the terminal building and from atop the building. [Notes: Inscription on verso of similar vintage print in album KFC-043-001 reads, "Leaving Wharf Boston – Metapan." See also ""My Trip Abroad, Rose E. Fitzgerald," 17 June 1911-18 October 1913" (ROFKPP-001-006), from the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Personal Papers.]
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-02070N
Eunice Fitzgerald stands outdoors in Dorchester, Massachusetts. [Notes: Missing portion of image is represented in KFC2068N due to adherence of this negative to the other and subsequent tearing; negative is severely damaged.]
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-02069N
Eunice Fitzgerald kneels on the ground in front of several chickens in Dorchester, Massachusetts. [Notes: Negative is torn and severely damaged.]
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-02068N
Exterior view of a house in Dorchester, Massachusetts. [Notes: Image includes a portion of the image represented by KFC2070N due to adherence of one negative to the other; this portion is visible at left and depicts an unidentified boy. Negative is torn and severely damaged.]
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-01417N
View of a steamship (with two smokestack funnels) off the coast of Boston, Massachusetts, from aboard the R.M.S. Franconia; two unidentified passengers (in foreground) lean against the railing on the deck of the Franconia. [Notes: See also "Europe: Souvenirs, letters, and travel guides, 1911"; ""My Trip Abroad, Rose E. Fitzgerald," 17 June 1911-18 October 1913" (ROFKPP-001-005; ROFKPP-001-006), from the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Personal Papers. Negative is out of focus.]
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-01416N
View of a steamship (with two smokestack funnels) off the coast of Boston, Massachusetts, from aboard the R.M.S. Franconia; two unidentified passengers (in foreground) lean against the railing on the deck of the Franconia. [Notes: See also "Europe: Souvenirs, letters, and travel guides, 1911"; ""My Trip Abroad, Rose E. Fitzgerald," 17 June 1911-18 October 1913" (ROFKPP-001-005; ROFKPP-001-006), from the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Personal Papers. Negative is out of focus.]