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Memorial card of President John F. Kennedy from Mae's Millinery Shop

1963-1994

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

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.

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Catalog reference: 2010.6.16

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