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Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-09-25-A
ST04
Collection
KFC
Photographs, 1878-1980 (bulk 1890-1965). Images of the John F. Fitzgerald Family, the Patrick Joseph Kennedy Family, the Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., Family, and their friends and associates.
Collection
TMPC
Photographic materials, 1964-1986 (bulk 1968-1982). Photographer Frank Teti documented the extended Kennedy family’s activities from 1964-1986. Many of these photographic images were used in the book Kennedy: The New Generation by Frank Teti, published in 1983.
Textual folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-087-001
This photograph album, compiled by the Siracusa Construction Co., Inc., contains photographs of cottages that the company built for the Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., Home for Children in the Bronx, New York, in 1950. The Home was named in honor of naval aviator Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., the son of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy; Lieutenant Kennedy was killed in action in 1944, during World War II. The title on the front cover reads, “Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Home / Cottages / Bronx, New York,” with the additional inscriptions, “Architects / Ferrenz & Taylor / New York, N.Y.” and “Builders / Siracusa Construction Co., Inc. / New York, N.Y.” The photographs show exterior views of the cottages. This photograph album contains three photographic prints and a printed card that reads, “Presented with our compliments / Siracusa Construction Co., Inc.”
Textual folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-086-001
This scrapbook, compiled to commemorate the establishment, construction, and dedication of the Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., Home for Children in the Bronx, New York, documents the life and naval career of Lieutenant Kennedy and the early history of the Home for Children that was named in his honor. The cover displays the engraving, "Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. / Home for Children / Bronx, New York." Newspaper clippings cover Lieutenant Kennedy’s enlistment and commission as ensign in the United States Naval Reserve; his death while piloting a U.S. Navy aircraft over Blythburgh, East Suffolk, England; his posthumous receipt of the Navy Cross; the launching of the U.S.S. Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., naval destroyer; the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., Foundation’s donation to the Archdiocese of New York for the establishment of the Home for Children; and the Home’s blessing and dedication on October 29, 1950. Photographs capture Lieutenant Kennedy posing in his Harvard University football uniform; receiving his wings from his father, Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.; wearing his flight jacket; and standing in flight gear with his airplane. Also pictured are interior, exterior, and aerial views of the Home for Children’s buildings; children and staff using the Home’s various facilities; Archbishop of New York, Cardinal Francis Spellman, and members of the Kennedy family at the blessing and dedication ceremony, including Joseph, Sr., Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, John F. Kennedy, Eunice Kennedy, Patricia Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy and his wife, Ethel Kennedy, and Jean Kennedy; the unveiling of a portrait of Lieutenant Kennedy and a bronze plaque bearing his citation for the Navy Cross; the groundbreaking for the Home’s new chapel-gymnasium on March 5, 1951; children participating in a radio broadcast charity campaign; the Home’s first graduates; and children meeting the Mayor of New York City, Vincent R. Impellitteri. Other items of note are an invitation to and a program for the Home’s dedication ceremony. This scrapbook contains 27 photographic prints, ten newspaper clippings, one invitation, and one program.
Textual folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-057-001
This diary, kept by Kathleen Kennedy, contains handwritten entries detailing her daily activities for the year 1935. The gold stamped title on the cover reads, “Day by Day Diary.” Pages contain pre-printed ruling and text, including entry dates, as well as manuscript entries in blue and black ink and pencil, both on dated pages as well as on other pre-printed pages at the end of the diary. Entries cover a variety of topics, including her education at the Noroton School of the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Noroton Heights, Connecticut, and at the Holy Child School in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France; her relationships with family and friends; and films, parties, dances, and other social events that she attended. Other locations she spent time in include Palm Beach, Florida; New York City, Saratoga, and Southampton, New York; and Paris, France.
Textual folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-061-001
This scrapbook, compiled by Joseph P. “Joe” Kennedy, Jr., documents his education, travels, and other aspects of his life from 1936 to 1940. The scrapbook contains clippings, photographs, postcards, and printed ephemera related to his time at Harvard University; his father, Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.’s tenure as United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom; trips to various European countries; and social events and activities. Newspaper and periodical clippings cover a wide range of topics, including Joe, Jr.’s athletic career and involvement in student government at Harvard; the Kennedy family’s arrival in London, England, following Joe, Sr.'s appointment as ambassador; the prospect of British involvement in the global conflict that became World War II; Joe, Sr.'s opinions on and actions related to the war; and other political and society news and events. Others featured in clippings and pictured in photographs include Joe, Jr.’s mother, Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy; his siblings, John F. “Jack” Kennedy, Rosemary Kennedy, Kathleen “Kick” Kennedy, Eunice Kennedy, Patricia Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Jean Kennedy, and Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy; his grandparents, John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald and Mary Josephine Hannon Fitzgerald; his cousin, Joseph Francis Gargan, Jr.; and family friend, Hugh Fraser. Printed ephemera pasted into the scrapbook include invitations to various parties, receptions, luncheons, dinners, weddings, meetings, and banquets, including a ball at Buckingham Palace; event programs; menus; tickets; and calling cards. Of note are a set of fingerprints that Joe, Jr., had taken during a visit to the Boston Police Headquarters; an envelope containing five bird feathers; photographs of Joe, Jr., dressed in drag for a Harvard theater production; clippings related to his purported relationship with figure skater Megan Taylor; a letter from British Member of Parliament, Anthony Eden; photographic prints and postcards that capture a Kennedy family trip to St. Moritz, Switzerland; a photograph of Joe, Jr., aboard the R.M.S. Mauretania; clippings related to Joe, Jr.’s voyage from London to New York City, New York; Spanish paper currency; an unsent postcard addressed to Katherine “Kikoo” Conboy, nanny to the Kennedy children, signed by Joe, Jr.; a photographic postcard signed by Alois Lang, the actor who portrayed Jesus in the 1934 performance of the Oberammergau Passion Play in Bavaria, Germany; contact prints of strips of 35mm black and white negatives that capture scenes from Joe, Jr.’s 1939 trip to Spain with Kathleen following the end of the Spanish Civil War, including images of Spanish Loyalist tanks and damage from the siege of the Alcázar of Toledo; a photographic postcard featuring an image of Adolf Hitler shaking hands with Hermann Göring; signed portrait photos of several unidentified women; and prints of four watercolor illustrations depicting scenes from the Spanish Civil War, credited to “Artillery Lieutenant Luis Serrano.” Other destinations pictured in photographic prints and postcards include Warsaw, Poland; Cannes, France; Capri, Rome, Venice, Naples, and Amalfi, Italy; Copenhagen, Denmark; Czechoslovakia; Killarney and other locations in Ireland; and Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia. Original handwritten captions and inscriptions are written in black ink on some of the leaves. This photograph album contains 164 photographic prints and postcards, 134 newspaper and periodical clippings, 29 pieces of printed ephemera, six banknotes and two banknote fragments, four pieces of correspondence, and four prints of watercolor drawings.
Textual folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-049-001
This photograph album, compiled by Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, documents various moments in the lives of the Kennedy family from 1925 to 1928. The gold stamped title on the cover reads, “Photographs.” Photographs capture Rose and her family at their residences in Brookline, Massachusetts, and in the Riverdale neighborhood of the Bronx, New York; at Malcolm Cottage, the home the family rented on Marchant Avenue in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts; at Craigville Beach in Centerville, Massachusetts; at the Toy Town Tavern resort in Winchendon, Massachusetts; and at other locations with family and friends. Also of note are photographs of the Kennedy children posing with a baby elephant at the Hippodrome Theatre in New York City; John F. “Jack” Kennedy dressed in a suit for his First Communion and later for his Confirmation; and Joseph P. “Joe” Kennedy, Jr., and Rosemary Kennedy (sometimes referred to as “Rose” in original captions) dressed for their Confirmations. Other Kennedy family members and friends pictured in photographs include Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.; Kathleen "Kick" Kennedy (sometimes referred to as “Kak” in original captions); Eunice Kennedy; Patricia “Pat” Kennedy; Robert F. “Bobby/Bob” Kennedy; Joseph, Sr.’s father, Patrick Joseph Kennedy; Rose’s parents, John F. “Honey Fitz” Fitzgerald and Mary Josephine Hannon Fitzgerald; Rose’s sister, Agnes Fitzgerald; Rose’s niece, Marion Eunice Fitzgerald, and nephew, John F. “Jack” Fitzgerald (the children of her brother, Thomas A. Fitzgerald); nanny to the Kennedy children, Katherine “Kikoo” Conboy; and family friend, Edward E. Moore. All leaves contain original handwritten captions in white ink, although the handwriting does not belong to Rose and the writer has not been determined. This photograph album contains 220 photographic prints, five photographic postcards, and two photograph fragments.
Textual folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-048-001
This photograph album, compiled by Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, documents the lives of the Kennedy family from 1925 to 1937. The gold stamped title on the cover reads, “Photographs.” Photographs capture their home life at their primary residences in Brookline, Massachusetts, and Bronxville, New York; time spent with family and friends at their secondary residences in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, and Palm Beach, Florida; and other travels and events. The album also contains numerous portrait photos. Those pictured in photographs include Rose; her husband, Joseph P. “Joe” Kennedy, Sr.; her children, Joseph P. “Joe” Kennedy, Jr., John F. “Jack” Kennedy, Rosemary Kennedy, Kathleen Kennedy, Eunice Kennedy, Patricia Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Jean Kennedy, and Edward M. Kennedy; her parents, John F. “Honey Fitz” Fitzgerald and Mary Josephine Hannon Fitzgerald; her sister, Agnes Fitzgerald, and brother-in-law, Joseph Francis Gargan, Sr.; governess to the Kennedy children, Alice Cahill; nanny to the Kennedy children, Katherine Conboy; and family friends, Viscountess Nancy Astor, Kirk LeMoyne “Lem” Billings, and Mary O’Keefe. Of note are photographs of Rose and Joe, Sr., aboard the S.S. Aquitania during their voyage to New York City from Europe in 1928; the wedding of Agnes and Joseph Gargan; Joe, Jr., and Jack with their football teams at the Dexter School in Brookline, Massachusetts; and Rose and Joe, Sr., with actor Fred Thomson and screenwriter Frances Marion in California. Original handwritten inscriptions are written in black ink and pencil on the versos of some photographs. This photograph album contains 81 photographic prints.
Textual folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-047-001
This photograph album was first compiled by Rosemary Kennedy as a birthday gift for her sister, Kathleen “Kick” Kennedy, in 1929, with later photographs added by Kathleen. The gold stamped title on the cover reads, “Photographs.” An original handwritten inscription on the inside front cover reads, "Kathleen, From Rose happy birthday Feb. 1929," in white ink. Original captions are written in white ink and pencil in both Rosemary’s and Kathleen’s hand. Photographs document the family life, travels, and social activities of the Kennedy family from 1927 to 1936. In addition to Rosemary (referred to as “Rose” in original captions) and Kathleen, those pictured include their parents, Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy; their siblings, Joseph P. “Joe” Kennedy, Jr., John F. "Jack" Kennedy, Eunice Kennedy, Patricia "Pat" Kennedy, Jean Kennedy, and Edward M. "Ted/Teddy" Kennedy; their aunt, Agnes Fitzgerald Gargan, and her husband Joseph Francis Gargan, Sr.; governesses to the Kennedy children, Alice Cahill and Elizabeth Dunn; nanny to the Kennedy children, Katherine “Kikoo” Conboy; family friends, Edward E. “Eddie” Moore, Kirk LeMoyne “Lem” Billings, Mary O’Keefe, Mary Veronica “Von” Rice, and Mary Frances "Sancy" Falvey; and family dogs, Buddy and Skippy. Of note are photographs of Kennedy family members and friends at the family’s residences in Bronxville in New York, Hyannis Port in Massachusetts, and Palm Beach in Florida; a visit to the Hippodrome Theatre in New York City, where the children posed with a baby elephant; Joseph, Sr., and Rose with actor Fred Thomson and screenwriter Frances Marion in California; and Kathleen and other campers and counselors at Sargent Camp in Peterborough, New Hampshire. Other locations and historic sites featured in photographs include the White House and United States Capitol building in Washington, D.C.; the National Monument to the Forefathers and Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, Massachusetts; the Potomac River; and George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate in Virginia. Original handwritten inscriptions are written in blue ink and pencil on the versos of many photographs. This photograph album contains 154 photographic prints, two photographic postcards, and one contact print of a strip of four 35mm black and white negatives.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A47-8-62
Steve Smith (brother-in-law of President John F. Kennedy) visits with actor and singer, Marilyn Monroe, during an evening reception at the residence of Arthur B. Krim and Dr. Mathilde Krim in New York City, New York.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A47-6-62
President John F. Kennedy visits with composer, Richard Adler (left), and co-chairman of President Kennedy’s birthday salute (held at Madison Square Garden earlier in the evening), Anna M. Rosenberg (right), during an evening reception at the residence of Arthur B. Krim and Dr. Mathilde Krim in New York City, New York. Jean Kennedy Smith stands at far left (in background); Senator Jacob K. Javits (New York) stands on far right edge of image.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A47-27-62
President John F. Kennedy (center) attends an evening reception at the residence of Arthur B. Krim and Dr. Mathilde Krim in New York City, New York. Also pictured: Mr. Krim; singer, Harry Belafonte; Julie Robinson Belafonte; Eunice Kennedy Shriver; dean of the White House press corps and United Press International (UPI) reporter, Merriman "Smitty" Smith; actor and singer, Diahann Carroll.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A47-23-62
Singer, Harry Belafonte, dances with his wife, Julie Robinson Belafonte, during an evening reception at the residence of Arthur B. Krim and Dr. Mathilde Krim in New York City, New York. Also pictured: composer, Richard Adler; Ethel Skakel Kennedy; Patricia Kennedy Lawford; comedian, Jimmy Durante; Jean Kennedy Smith.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A47-21-62
Guests attend an evening reception at the residence of Arthur B. Krim and Dr. Mathilde Krim in New York City, New York. Those pictured include: entertainer, Jack Benny; Patricia Kennedy Lawford; Ethel Skakel Kennedy; Steve Smith; Jean Kennedy Smith; First Lady of New York City, Susan Wagner; Mayor of New York City, Robert F. Wagner, Jr.; White House Secret Service agent, Bob Lilley.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A47-20-62
Guests attend an evening reception at the residence of Arthur B. Krim and Dr. Mathilde Krim in New York City, New York. Those pictured include: Mr. Krim; opera singer, Maria Callas; entertainer, Jack Benny; Ethel Skakel Kennedy; Patricia Kennedy Lawford; singer, Harry Belafonte; Jean Kennedy Smith; Steve Smith; Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations, Larry O'Brien; White House Secret Service agent, Floyd Boring.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A47-2-62
President John F. Kennedy visits with comedian, Jack Benny (left), and Eunice Kennedy Shriver (center) during an evening reception at the residence of Arthur B. Krim and Dr. Mathilde Krim in New York City, New York. Also pictured: Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations, Larry O'Brien; comedian, Mike Nichols; composer, Richard Adler.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A47-19-62
Singer, Harry Belafonte (far right), performs during an evening reception at the residence of Arthur B. Krim and Dr. Mathilde Krim in New York City, New York. Also pictured: Patricia Kennedy Lawford; Jean Kennedy Smith; comedian, Mike Nichols; Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations, Larry O'Brien; White House Secret Service agent, Floyd Boring.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A47-18-62
President John F. Kennedy (seated at left) attends an evening reception at the residence of Arthur B. Krim and Dr. Mathilde Krim in New York City, New York. Also pictured: Mr. Krim; Julie Robinson Belafonte; opera singer, Maria Callas; entertainer, Jack Benny; Ethel Skakel Kennedy; Patricia Kennedy Lawford; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Jean Kennedy Smith; Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations, Larry O'Brien.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A47-17-62
President John F. Kennedy (seated, back to camera) visits with entertainer, Shirley MacLaine, during an evening reception at the residence of Arthur B. Krim and Dr. Mathilde Krim in New York City, New York. Also pictured: Mr. Krim; entertainer, Jack Benny; Ethel Skakel Kennedy; Patricia Kennedy Lawford; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Jean Kennedy Smith; Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations, Larry O'Brien.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A47-16-62
Guests attend an evening reception at the residence of Arthur B. Krim and Dr. Mathilde Krim in New York City, New York. Those pictured include: actor, Elliott Reid; entertainer, Jack Benny; Ethel Skakel Kennedy; Patricia Kennedy Lawford; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Jean Kennedy Smith; comedian, Mike Nichols; Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations, Larry O'Brien; First Lady of New York City, Susan Wagner; Special Assistant to the President, Dave Powers; entertainer, Jimmy Durante.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A47-15-62
President John F. Kennedy visits with actor and singer, Diahann Carroll, during an evening reception at the residence of Arthur B. Krim and Dr. Mathilde Krim in New York City, New York. Eunice Kennedy Shriver stands at far left in background.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A47-14-62
Actor and singer, Diahann Carroll (far right), performs during an evening reception at the residence of Arthur B. Krim and Dr. Mathilde Krim in New York City, New York. Also pictured: Ethel Skakel Kennedy; Patricia Kennedy Lawford; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations, Larry O'Brien; Special Assistant to the President, Kenneth P. O’Donnell; comedian, Elaine May; Special Assistant to the President, Dave Powers; Mayor of New York City, Robert F. Wagner, Jr.; First Lady of New York City, Susan Wagner; actor, Peter Lawford; actor and singer, Marilyn Monroe; entertainer, Jimmy Durante; White House Secret Service agents, Floyd Boring and Bob Lilley.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A47-13-62
Actor and singer, Diahann Carroll (far right), performs during an evening reception at the residence of Arthur B. Krim and Dr. Mathilde Krim in New York City, New York. Also pictured: entertainer, Jack Benny; Ethel Skakel Kennedy; Patricia Kennedy Lawford; Jean Kennedy Smith; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Steve Smith; Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations, Larry O'Brien; Special Assistant to the President, Kenneth P. O’Donnell; Mayor of New York City, Robert F. Wagner, Jr.; First Lady of New York City, Susan Wagner; actor and singer, Marilyn Monroe; actor, Peter Lawford; entertainer, Jimmy Durante; White House Secret Service agents, Floyd Boring and Bob Lilley.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A47-10-62
Entertainer, Eddie Jackson, performs during an evening reception at the residence of Arthur B. Krim and Dr. Mathilde Krim in New York City, New York. Also pictured: Eunice Kennedy Shriver; Patricia Kennedy Lawford; Jean Kennedy Smith; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations, Larry O'Brien; First Lady of New York City, Susan Wagner; White House Secret Service agents, Floyd Boring and Bob Lilley.