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Photograph folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-011-030
Contains 15 photographic prints: (KFC1107N, KFC1108N, KFC1112N, KFC1113N, KFC1970N, KFC1971N, KFC1976N, KFC1979N, KFC2906P, KFC4236P, KFC4238P, KFC4239P, KFC4240P, KFC4241P, KFC4242P)
Textual folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-067-001
This photograph album, compiled by Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, documents the travels of the Kennedy family in 1938 and 1939 during Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.'s tenure as United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom. Of note are photographs of the family's trans-Atlantic voyage from the United States to London, England, aboard the S.S. Washington; their residence at 14 Prince's Gate in London; a Changing of Guard ceremony outside Buckingham Palace, including photos taken by Edward M. “Ted” Kennedy with his box camera; members of the Life Guards regiment of the British Army; the Serpentine recreational lake and Kensington Gardens in London; "Barroc End," the home the Kennedy family rented in Ascot, England; Paris, Fontainebleau, Barbizon, Cannes, Mougins, and Antibes, France; Interlakken, the Rhone Glacier, Lucerne, and the Little Scheidegg mountain pass in Switzerland; Cologne and Rüdesheim am Rhein, Germany, as well as views from aboard a steamship on the Rhine River; Marken and Volendam, Holland (the Netherlands); Blarney and Cork, Ireland; Vatican City; and Rome, Italy. Those pictured include Rose; Joseph, Sr.; Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.; John F. Kennedy; Rosemary Kennedy; Kathleen “Kick” Kennedy; Eunice Kennedy; Patricia “Pat” Kennedy; Robert F. “Bob” Kennedy; Jean Kennedy; Ted; Kennedy family friends, Edward E. Moore and Mary Moore; Governess to the Kennedy children, Elizabeth Dunn (referred to as “Dunn” in original captions); and nurse to the Kennedy children, Luella Hennessey. Many leaves contain original handwritten captions in white ink, although the handwriting does not belong to Rose and the writer has not been determined. Original handwritten inscriptions are written in black and blue ink and pencil on the versos of many photographs. This photograph album contains 150 photographic prints.
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-01107N
View of a stone fountain set within a circular pond in Kensington Gardens, London, England.
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-01971N
View of the fountain at the entrance to the Italian Gardens in Kensington Gardens, London, England. [Notes: Original caption from vintage print in album KFC-067-001 reads, "Fountain in Kensington Gardens."]
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-01979N
View of an arch (with statue mounted in passageway) set above a pond in Kensington Gardens, London, England; nurse to the Kennedy children, Luella Hennessey (at left, in background), stands beside a statue flanking the arch.
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-01976N
Rosemary Kennedy (in background) poses in Kensington Gardens, London, England.
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-01970N
Visitors gather around the bronze statue of Peter Pan (commissioned by J. M. Barrie and sculpted by Sir George Frampton) in Kensington Gardens, London, England. [Notes: Original caption from page in album KFC-067-001 reads, "Views of "Peter Pan" in Kensington Gardens." Spots near center of image are original to the negative.]
Photograph
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.]
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-01112N
View of a directional sign in Kensington Gardens, London, England; the sign reads, "Gentlemen's Lavatory, Wash and Brush Up" (with hand pointing to the right).
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-01108N
An unidentified woman (face in shadow) leans down to pet two small dogs lying in the grass in Kensington Gardens, London, England.