"These Americans Died for Freedom" Fan, circa 1975
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The John T. Rhines Company Funeral Home of Washington, D.C., established in 1906, printed and distributed this paper fan in the early 1970s. The fan's purpose was to memorialize three American leaders -- John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy -- who supported equal rights and were assassinated, cutting short their important work in the modern Civil Rights movement.
The John T. Rhines Company Funeral Home of Washington, D.C., established in 1906, printed and distributed this paper fan in the early 1970s. The fan's purpose was to memorialize three American leaders -- John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy -- who supported equal rights and were assassinated, cutting short their important work in the modern Civil Rights movement.
Artifact
Advertising fan
Date Made
circa 1975
Subject Date
1961-1968
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, District of Columbia, Washington
Creator Notes
Created for the John T. Rhines Company Funeral Home in Washington D.C.
Keywords
United States, District of Columbia, Washington
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2001.48.20
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Wood (Plant Material)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Dimensions
Height: 12 in
Width: 7.5 in
Inscriptions
Obverse: These Americans Died For Freedom Text above Martin Luther King, Jr. photo: "I have a dream that my little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character." Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968) Text below John Kennedy photo: "Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country." John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) Text below Robert Kennedy photo: "Some men see things as they are and ask 'why'? I dream things that never were and ask "why not'? Robert F. Kennedy (1925-1968) Reverse: ESTABLISHED 1906 JOHN T. RHINES COMPANY FUNERAL HOME " BUILT ON HONEST AND SINCERE SERVICE" ROBERT L. PLUMMER, DIRECTOR PHONE 529-4300 3030 12TH ST., N.E. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20017
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