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

Creator Notes

Cover photograph by Marshall Hawkins. Published by Time Inc., Chicago, Illinois.

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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