Manufactured by
Unidentified
Owned by
Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
Subject of
President Kennedy, John F., American, 1917 - 1963
Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
Date
1963-1994
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 4 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. (12.1 x 8.9 cm)
Description
Printed photo card of President John F. Kennedy from Mae's Millinery Shop. The front features a drawing of his face in three-quarter profile. The reverse has a message printed in black ink reading "John Fitzgerald Kennedy / President of the United States / May 29, 1917 - November 22, 1963 / Dear God, Please take care of your servant John Fitzgerald Kennedy" followed by a prayer several paragraphs long.
Place collected
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Type
commemoratives
Topic
Black Enterprise
Business
Millinery
Politics
Prayer
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Mae Reeves and her children, Donna Limerick and William Mincey, Jr.
Object number
2010.6.16
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55e872a64-dfbc-4c1b-8d9d-8aefc1479a9f

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