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Fresh air on the White House grounds for John F. Kennedy, Jr., in March 1961 / Capa. – Vintage Print

Fresh air on the White House grounds for John F. Kennedy, Jr., in March 1961 / Capa. — historic photograph
Fresh air on the White House grounds for John F. Kennedy, Jr., in March 1961 / Capa.. Historic photograph from the White House collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Step back in time with Fresh air on the White House grounds for John F. Kennedy, Jr., in March 1961 / Capa., a historic photograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Fresh air on the White House grounds for John F. Kennedy, Jr., in March 1961 / Capa.

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Here the First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy, takes her young son, John F. Kennedy, Jr., out for air on the White House grounds in March 1961, only a few months after the family moved into the residence. The picture is one of many that the press and photographers produced to show the Kennedys as a young family, a deliberate contrast to the formal ceremony of the executive mansion. The baby carriage and the open lawn give a domestic, informal scene in a place usually associated with official business. The photograph, credited to Capa, is a useful record of how the public was shown the first family's private life in the early 1960s.

Medium1 photographic print.
Notes1961
SubjectsOnassis, Jacqueline Kennedy,--1929-1994. President's spouses--1960-1970. Baby carriages--Washington (D.C.)--1960-1970.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,272 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-207405

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