Life Magazine for September 7, 1962, "The Fun of Being Caroline Kennedy"
THF230458 / Life Magazine for September 7, 1962, "The Fun of Being Caroline Kennedy" / redacted
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Artifact Overview
Americans were enchanted by the young John F. Kennedy family and they wanted to know more, always more. Photographs of any members of the Kennedy family sold magazines but the kids often stole the show. This Life magazine cover featured five-year-old daughter Caroline riding her pony Macaroni.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Magazine (Periodical)
Date Made
07 September 1962
Subject Date
07 September 1962
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Cover photograph by Marshall Hawkins. Published by Time Inc., Chicago, Illinois.
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2013.75.12
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 14 in
Width: 10.5 in
Inscriptions
Text on front cover: LIFE / On her Pony Macaroni / THE FUN OF BEING / CAROLINE KENNEDY
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Related Content
SetThe Kennedys in the Media
- 28 Artifacts
Americans looked to popular media for information about John F. Kennedy and his family. Features on the Kennedys, especially those in magazines, fostered a sense of intimacy between them and the American public. These examples represent the complete, often personal media coverage of this enchanting family, from well before John F. Kennedy's 1960 presidential campaign to well beyond his 1963 assassination.