President John F. Kennedy Riding in the 1956 Cadillac Presidential Limousine in Cork, Ireland, June 28, 1963

Summary

President John F. Kennedy greets his admirers as his motorcade travels through Cork, Ireland. His trip to Ireland was part of a 10-day tour of Europe in the summer of 1963. Kennedy's ancestors had immigrated to America from Ireland in the 19th century. During this visit he traveled to the Kennedy Homestead and other family sites.

President John F. Kennedy greets his admirers as his motorcade travels through Cork, Ireland. His trip to Ireland was part of a 10-day tour of Europe in the summer of 1963. Kennedy's ancestors had immigrated to America from Ireland in the 19th century. During this visit he traveled to the Kennedy Homestead and other family sites.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

28 June 1963

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2011.241.14.3

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Edward L. Gies in Memory of Morgan L. Gies.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Chromogenic processes

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 8 in

Width: 9.875 in

Inscriptions

Typed paper adhered to back of image reads: June 28, 1963- President Kennedy in the 1956 Cadillac in Cork, Ireland. Notice how closely / the President's car is to the lead car.

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