Life Magazine, John F. Kennedy Memorial Edition, 1963
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Stunned and disillusioned Americans eagerly embraced commemorative books and magazines following the tragic death of President Kennedy on November 22, 1963. Life magazine produced this "John F. Kennedy Memorial Edition" before the end of that year "so that in days to come men and women may open these pages before their children and say this is how it was."
Stunned and disillusioned Americans eagerly embraced commemorative books and magazines following the tragic death of President Kennedy on November 22, 1963. Life magazine produced this "John F. Kennedy Memorial Edition" before the end of that year "so that in days to come men and women may open these pages before their children and say this is how it was."
Artifact
Magazine (Periodical)
Date Made
1963
Subject Date
November 1963
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Illinois, Chicago
Creator Notes
Cover photograph by Yousuf Karsh. Published by Time Inc., Chicago, Illinois.
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Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2013.50.6
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Estate of Dr. and Mrs. Martin A. Glynn.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 13.75 in
Width: 10.625 in
Inscriptions
Text on front cover: LIFE / JOHN F. / KENNEDY / MEMORIAL EDITION / All of LIFE's Pictures and Text on the Most Shocking Event of our Time
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