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Photograph folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-003-033
Contains 21 photographic prints and one duplicate print: (KFC730N, KFC1946N, KFC767N, KFC765N, KFC812N, KFC813N, KFC220N, KFC2141P, KFC226N, KFC224N, KFC210N, KFC225N, KFC233N, KFC746N, KFC732N, KFC744N, KFC663aN (2 copies), KFC766N, KFC762N, KFC745N, KFC743N)
Photograph folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-003-032
Contains 29 photographic prints: (KFC749N, KFC35N, KFC748N, KFC212N, KFC763N, KFC755N, KFC761N, KFC753N, KFC217N, KFC219N, KFC213N, KFC215N, KFC236N, KFC222N, KFC760N, KFC34N, KFC747N, KFC752N, KFC758N, KFC197N, KFC754N, KFC750N, KFC764N, KFC751N, KFC756N, KFC757N, KFC221N, KFC238N, KFC759N)
Photograph folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-003-005
Contains 21 photographic prints: (KFC741N, KFC734N, KFC742N, KFC739N, KFC736N, KFC727N, KFC725N, KFC724N, KFC733N, KFC729N, KFC731N, KFC738N, KFC737N, KFC735N, KFC1945N, KFC863N, KFC726N, KFC728N, KFC723N, KFC722N, KFC740N)
Textual folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-049-001
This photograph album, compiled by Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, documents various moments in the lives of the Kennedy family from 1925 to 1928. The gold stamped title on the cover reads, “Photographs.” Photographs capture Rose and her family at their residences in Brookline, Massachusetts, and in the Riverdale neighborhood of the Bronx, New York; at Malcolm Cottage, the home the family rented on Marchant Avenue in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts; at Craigville Beach in Centerville, Massachusetts; at the Toy Town Tavern resort in Winchendon, Massachusetts; and at other locations with family and friends. Also of note are photographs of the Kennedy children posing with a baby elephant at the Hippodrome Theatre in New York City; John F. “Jack” Kennedy dressed in a suit for his First Communion and later for his Confirmation; and Joseph P. “Joe” Kennedy, Jr., and Rosemary Kennedy (sometimes referred to as “Rose” in original captions) dressed for their Confirmations. Other Kennedy family members and friends pictured in photographs include Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.; Kathleen "Kick" Kennedy (sometimes referred to as “Kak” in original captions); Eunice Kennedy; Patricia “Pat” Kennedy; Robert F. “Bobby/Bob” Kennedy; Joseph, Sr.’s father, Patrick Joseph Kennedy; Rose’s parents, John F. “Honey Fitz” Fitzgerald and Mary Josephine Hannon Fitzgerald; Rose’s sister, Agnes Fitzgerald; Rose’s niece, Marion Eunice Fitzgerald, and nephew, John F. “Jack” Fitzgerald (the children of her brother, Thomas A. Fitzgerald); nanny to the Kennedy children, Katherine “Kikoo” Conboy; and family friend, Edward E. Moore. All leaves contain original handwritten captions in white ink, although the handwriting does not belong to Rose and the writer has not been determined. This photograph album contains 220 photographic prints, five photographic postcards, and two photograph fragments.
Textual folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-048-001
This photograph album, compiled by Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, documents the lives of the Kennedy family from 1925 to 1937. The gold stamped title on the cover reads, “Photographs.” Photographs capture their home life at their primary residences in Brookline, Massachusetts, and Bronxville, New York; time spent with family and friends at their secondary residences in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, and Palm Beach, Florida; and other travels and events. The album also contains numerous portrait photos. Those pictured in photographs include Rose; her husband, Joseph P. “Joe” Kennedy, Sr.; her children, Joseph P. “Joe” Kennedy, Jr., John F. “Jack” Kennedy, Rosemary Kennedy, Kathleen Kennedy, Eunice Kennedy, Patricia Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Jean Kennedy, and Edward M. Kennedy; her parents, John F. “Honey Fitz” Fitzgerald and Mary Josephine Hannon Fitzgerald; her sister, Agnes Fitzgerald, and brother-in-law, Joseph Francis Gargan, Sr.; governess to the Kennedy children, Alice Cahill; nanny to the Kennedy children, Katherine Conboy; and family friends, Viscountess Nancy Astor, Kirk LeMoyne “Lem” Billings, and Mary O’Keefe. Of note are photographs of Rose and Joe, Sr., aboard the S.S. Aquitania during their voyage to New York City from Europe in 1928; the wedding of Agnes and Joseph Gargan; Joe, Jr., and Jack with their football teams at the Dexter School in Brookline, Massachusetts; and Rose and Joe, Sr., with actor Fred Thomson and screenwriter Frances Marion in California. Original handwritten inscriptions are written in black ink and pencil on the versos of some photographs. This photograph album contains 81 photographic prints.
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-00765N
The Kennedy family children sit on a wooden seesaw outside the Kennedy family home on Naples Road in Brookline, Massachusetts. Left to right: Kathleen Kennedy; an unidentified boy; Eunice Kennedy; John F. Kennedy; Rosemary Kennedy.
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-00744N
Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. (left), and John F. Kennedy lie on a wooden toboggan in the snow with an unidentified friend (center) in Brookline, Massachusetts.
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-00743N
John F. Kennedy (center) and Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., sit on wooden snow sleds with an unidentified friend (left) in Brookline, Massachusetts.
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-00732N
John F. Kennedy (center) and Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., pose in the snow with an unidentified friend (left) in Brookline, Massachusetts. [Notes: Scratches and tear in left portion of image are original to the negative.]
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-00740N
Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., and John F. Kennedy (wearing matching winter coats and hats) pose with an unidentified boy (center) in Brookline, Massachusetts.
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-00739N
Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., sits on the running board of a car with his sons, Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. (right), and John F. Kennedy, in Brookline, Massachusetts.
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-00734N
Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., poses with his sons beside a car in Brookline, Massachusetts; Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. (right), and John F. Kennedy stand on the car's running board.
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-00663aN
John F. Kennedy (center) and Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., sit on wooden snow sleds with an unidentified friend (left) in Brookline, Massachusetts. [Notes: Damage is original to the negative.]
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-00233N
John F. Kennedy poses with his sisters outside the Kennedy family home on Naples Road in Brookline, Massachusetts; Patricia Kennedy (center foreground) holds hands with Rosemary Kennedy (left) and Eunice Kennedy. [Notes: Original caption from album KFC-049-001 reads, "Brookline, Mass., May 1926."]
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-00225N
John F. Kennedy poses with his arms around his sisters, Rosemary Kennedy (left) and Eunice Kennedy, outside the Kennedy family home on Naples Road in Brookline, Massachusetts. [Notes: Original caption from album KFC-049-001 reads, "Brookline, Mass., May 1926." Tear in lower left portion of image is original to the negative.]
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-00220N
The Kennedy family children pose outside the Kennedy family home on Naples Road in Brookline, Massachusetts. Back row (L-R): Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.; an unidentified boy; John F. Kennedy. Seated in foreground (L-R): Kathleen Kennedy; Rosemary Kennedy; Eunice Kennedy. [Notes: Image is underexposed at right edge; fogging and scratches are original to the negative.]
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-01946N
The Kennedy family children sit on a wooden seesaw outside the Kennedy family home on Naples Road in Brookline, Massachusetts. Left to right: Kathleen Kennedy; an unidentified boy; Eunice Kennedy; John F. Kennedy; Rosemary Kennedy.
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-00236N
John F. Kennedy stands with an unidentified boy (holding a dog) outside the Kennedy family home on Naples Road in Brookline, Massachusetts.
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-00212N
Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., John F. Kennedy (center), and Kathleen Kennedy stand outside the Kennedy family home on Naples Road in Brookline, Massachusetts.
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-00035N
John F. Kennedy (wearing a suit for his First Communion) stands outside the Kennedy family home on Naples Road in Brookline, Massachusetts. [Notes: Original caption from album KFC-049-001 reads, "Jacky First Communion." Streaking in right and left portions of image is original to the negative.]
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-00034N
John F. Kennedy (wearing a suit for his First Communion) stands outside the Kennedy family home on Naples Road in Brookline, Massachusetts. [Notes: Original caption from album KFC-049-001 reads, "Jacky First Communion." Streaking in right and left portions of image is original to the negative.]
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-00745N
John F. Kennedy (holding a toy billy club) poses in a police officer costume outside the Kennedy family home on Naples Road in Brookline, Massachusetts; Eunice Kennedy looks on at right.
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-00742N
Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., and John F. Kennedy sit in an Express wooden coaster wagon (with Jordan Marsh Company imprint) outside the Kennedy family home on Beals Street in Brookline, Massachusetts. [Notes: Negative is double exposed.]
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-00741N
Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., and John F. Kennedy (holding hands) wear matching coats and hats in Brookline, Massachusetts. [Notes: Tear near top center of image is original to the negative.]
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-00736N
Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., and John F. Kennedy ride in an Express wooden coaster wagon (with Jordan Marsh Company imprint) outside the Kennedy family home on Beals Street in Brookline, Massachusetts.