Iconic first generation 8” x 10” silver gelatin photograph printed from the original 4” x 5” negative, depicting a young John F. Kennedy in a striking full-length pose as he marches in the 1946 Charlestown Bunker Hill Day parade on June 17, 1946, a day before the primary vote. In very fine museum-quality condition. Although Kennedy can be seen holding a hat, he famously hated them and seldom wore them. With its backdrop of white-shirted marchers, crowded sidewalks and rooftops, and a young boy mirroring each of Kennedy’s steps, this ‘New Generation’ image of the future president handsome, well-tailored, and exuding confidence remains one of his most engaging photographs ever taken, and an affirmation that greater things were still to come.*
*This image will be featured as a two-page 'spread' in the upcoming 'photo essay' opening chapter in LIFE Magazine’s JFK 'special edition' commemorating JFK’s 100th birthday on May 29, 2017
