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Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-073-001
This photograph album, compiled by Kathleen "Kick" Kennedy, documents her life, travels, and social activities from 1939 to 1942. Photographs document time spent at the Kennedy family’s residences in Palm Beach in Florida, Hyannis Port in Massachusetts, and Bronxville in New York; aboard the S.S. Washington en route to New York City, New York, from Europe; at the 1939 New York World’s Fair; in Sainte-Marguerite-du-lac-Masson in Quebec, Canada; at the Maryland Hunt Cup near Reisterstown, Maryland; at the Berkshire Music Festival (now called the Tanglewood Music Festival) in Lenox, Massachusetts; at Bailey’s Beach in Newport, Rhode Island; as a bridesmaid in the wedding of Kennedy family friend, Anne McDonnell, to Henry Ford II, in Southampton, New York; at the Edgartown Regatta on Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts; on a camping trip in Wise River, Montana; on a trip to England; at the Beachcomber Lounge in Boston, Massachusetts; at Club Waikiki in New York City; at the Scranton family estate in Scranton, Pennsylvania; on Lake Minnetonka in Minnesota; at the Coleman and Schweppe family estates in Lake Forest, Illinois; and at parties at both Kathleen’s apartment and the apartment of Kennedy family friend Inga Arvad in Washington, D.C. Other locations pictured include Narragansett, Rhode Island; Greenwich, Connecticut; Lexington and Chatham, Massachusetts; Seminole, Florida; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Charleston, South Carolina. Family members pictured in photographs include Kathleen’s parents, Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy; her siblings, Joseph P. “Joe” Kennedy, Jr., John F. “Jack” Kennedy, Eunice Kennedy, Patricia “Pat” Kennedy, Robert F. “Bob/Bobbie” [sic] Kennedy; Jean Kennedy, and Edward M. “Ted/Teddy” Kennedy; her grandparents, John F. “Honey Fitz” Fitzgerald and Mary Josephine Hannon Fitzgerald; and cousin, Joseph Francis “Joey” Gargan, Jr. Over one hundred friends and acquaintances also appear in photographs, many of whom are identified in original captions. Those who appear more than once within the album include: Edward E. Moore and Mary Moore; Tom Killefer; Torbert "Torb" Macdonald; Richard J. “Dick” Cotter, Jr.; Nancy Van Vleck; Beverley A. “Bev” Bogert; C. Z. “Cizzie” Cochrane; John “Zeke” Coleman, Jr.; Nancy Tenney; Charlotte McDonnell; Francis Huger “Mac” McAdoo, Jr.; Cynthia “Cynth” McAdoo; Kirk LeMoyne “Lem/Leem” Billings; Thomas Henry “Harry” Dixon; John “Johnny” Pyne; Appie Whitney; Eben Pyne; Alison “Allie/Ally” Pyne; Cammann “Cam” Newberry; Constance “Connie” Shepard; James Ayer “Jim” Rousmaniere; Helen MacDonald; Marie Murray; Cyrus Robinson “Cy” Taylor; Nelson Macy, Jr.; William Fuller “Bill” Borland; George Morris Cheston; William Warren “Bill” Scranton; Abbott Widdicombe; Gaspard d’Andelot “Don” Belin; Harriet Bundy “Hattie” Belin; Stanley Rogers “Stan” Resor; Anne Reed; Charles Alfred “Chuckie/Chucky” Pillsbury; Jane "Pil" Pillsbury; Muriel Macy; Demarest "Demi" Lloyd, Jr.; George Houk Mead, Jr.; Richard R. “Dick” Flood; Elizabeth Wayne “Betty” Coxe; Charles “Chuck” Spalding; Inga Arvad; and Mary Dickey. Also pictured are industrialist Henry Ford, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Clementine Ogilvy Spencer Churchill. Original handwritten captions are written in black ink on many of the leaves. This photograph album contains 636 photographic prints and two photo fragments.
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Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-00455N
Rosemary Kennedy (right) poses with her brother, Edward M. Kennedy (kneeling center, with arms around unidentified dog), and three unidentified girls, on the lawn in Prince's Gate Garden behind the residence of the United States Ambassador to Great Britain, in London, England. [Notes: Negative is double exposed.]
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Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-00633N
Edward M. Kennedy sits on a bicycle outside the Kennedy family home in Bronxville, New York. [Notes: Original caption from vintage print in album KFC-068-001 reads, "Ted."]
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Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-00630N
Jean Kennedy (right) and Edward M. Kennedy (seated on a rock) pose in the rock garden near the gazebo outside the Kennedy family home in Bronxville, New York. [Notes: Original caption from vintage print in album KFC-068-001 reads, "Bronxville, Ted, Jean."]
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Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-02739N
United States Ambassador to Great Britain, Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. (seated center), dines with his sons, Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. (left), and Edward M. Kennedy (partially obscured by serving tray), in the dining room at the U.S. Embassy residence in London, England; several unidentified household staff are also visible.
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Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-01954N
Edward M. Kennedy (left) and an unidentified boy each sit astride a donkey in Rome, Italy, during a Kennedy family trip; the donkeys (wearing saddles and bridles) pull a covered carriage (writing on carriage reads, "Parco dei Bambini" (Children's Park)). [Notes: See also vintage print in album KFC-067-001.]
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Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-02042N
Edward M. Kennedy (second from left, wearing coat and hat) and Jean Kennedy (fourth from left, partially visible) observe members of the King's Life Guard, in the courtyard of the Horse Guards building on Whitehall road in London, England, during the changing of the Royal Guard; Life Guards appear on foot at left (carrying sabers) and mounted on horseback at right.
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Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-01961N
Edward M. Kennedy (back right) poses with governess to the Kennedy children, Elizabeth Dunn, near a park bench in Prince's Gate Garden, behind the residence of the United States Ambassador to Great Britain, in London, England. [Notes: Negative is partially underexposed.]
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Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-01956N
Kennedy family friend, Sir James Calder (center), poses with the Kennedy children on a path in Regent's Park in London, England. Left to right: Robert F. Kennedy, Sir Calder, Edward M. Kennedy (front, center), Jean Kennedy.
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Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-01955N
The Kennedy children ride on an elephant during a trip to the London Zoo in Regent's Park in London England. Left to right: Jean Kennedy, Edward M. Kennedy, unidentified boy, Robert F. Kennedy; two unidentified attendants (wearing uniforms) are visible standing on either side of the elephant.
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Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-01985N
Edward M. Kennedy and Jean Kennedy (standing on either side of a garden sculpture) pose in front of cypress trees on the grounds of Le Domaine de Valbonne, the villa the Kennedy family rented in Saint-Paulet-de-Caisson, France. [Notes: Blemish in upper right corner is original to the negative.]
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Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-02002N
Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., and Edward M. Kennedy (in front of his brother) climb a ladder affixed to the rocky sea cliff of Eden Roc Pavilion at the Hotel du Cap d'Antibes in Antibes, France, during a Kennedy family trip to the French Riviera; three unidentified women (all wearing bathing caps) stand left of a diving board.
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Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-02001N
The Kennedy family poses sitting among the rocks outside a cabana at the Hotel du Cap d'Antibes in Antibes, France, during a trip to the French Riviera. Front row (L-R): John F. Kennedy, Eunice Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., Jean Kennedy, and Patricia Kennedy. Back row (L-R): Kathleen Kennedy, Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., Rosemary Kennedy (hidden), Edward M. Kennedy (face obscured), and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy (face obscured). [Notes: Blemishes and spotting are original to the negative.]
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Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-01967N
Edward M. Kennedy poses with Governess to the Kennedy children, Elizabeth Dunn, outside a Catholic church in Rome, Italy, during a Kennedy family trip. [Notes: See also vintage print in album KFC-067-001.]
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Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-01966N
Edward M. Kennedy (left) and an unidentified boy each sit astride a donkey in Rome, Italy, during a Kennedy family trip; the donkeys (wearing saddles and bridles) pull a covered carriage (writing on carriage reads, "Corsa C[illegible superscript] 50" (Race C[illegible superscript] 50)). An unidentified woman and child (holding balloon) are visible in the background at left.
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Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-01965N
Robert F. Kennedy, Edward M. Kennedy (middle), and Jean Kennedy pose outdoors at the Queen Victoria Memorial monument and fountain in front of Buckingham Palace, London, England. [Notes: Original caption from vintage print in album KFC-067-001 reads, "Bob, Ted, Jean, in front of fountain, in front of Buckingham."]
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Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-01113N
Rosemary Kennedy and Edward M. Kennedy pose in Kensington Gardens, London, England, with their governess, Elizabeth Dunn, and nurse, Luella Hennessey; three cars are parked along the road in background. Left to right: Miss Dunn; Miss Hennessey; Edward M. Kennedy (in front, holding a camera); Rosemary Kennedy. [Notes: Blemishes and fingerprints on image are original to the negative.]
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Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-01097N
Edward M. Kennedy rides a bicycle on a gravel path in Prince's Gate Garden, behind the residence of the United States Ambassador to Great Britain, in London, England.
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Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-01189N
The Kennedy children pose with Kennedy family friend, Mary Moore, their governess, Elizabeth Dunn, and nurse, Luella Hennessey, on steps outdoors in Rome, Italy, during a Kennedy family trip. Left to right: Patricia Kennedy, Mrs. Moore, unidentified person (partially visible), Eunice Kennedy, Miss Dunn, Edward M. Kennedy (partially visible), Robert F. Kennedy, Miss Hennessey.
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Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-01121N
Edward M. Kennedy (left) poses with Kennedy family friend, Mary Moore, outside St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, during a Kennedy family trip.
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Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-01118N
Edward M. Kennedy poses outdoors on a sidewalk in Rome, Italy, during a Kennedy family trip; a car is visible in background.
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Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-00986N
Edward M. Kennedy stands in the yard outside the Kennedy family home in Bronxville, New York. [Notes: Image is double exposed at bottom.]
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Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-00632N
Edward M. Kennedy poses in the rock garden near the gazebo outside the Kennedy family home in Bronxville, New York. [Notes: Original caption from vintage print in album KFC-068-001 reads, "Bronxville, Ted."]