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Lot #85
John F. Kennedy Memorial Ephemera

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Description

Collection of John F. Kennedy memorial items, including: ten original color glossy 3.5 x 3.5 candid photos taken at the funeral held for JFK in Washington, DC, with subjects including the procession of the horse-drawn caisson carrying his flag-draped coffin, the coffin in the Capitol rotunda, crowds outside the Capitol, and the ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery; two color 5 x 3.5 candid photos of the same proceedings; an uncut sheet of four rare JFK prayer cards (which type was not ultimately used during the Kennedy memorial services), 8 x 10, from the estate of his longtime secretary Evelyn Lincoln; a 3.5 x 4.75 prayer card honoring the fallen president; a 2.5 x 4 commercially produced variant of a JFK prayer card; and two matte-finish 8 x 10 photos of both sides of a prayer card for a rejected design, from the estate of Assistant White House Press Secretary Malcolm Kilduff. In overall fine condition.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autographs and Artifacts
  • Dates: #512 - Ended November 08, 2017