Lot 613

KENNEDY, John F. (1917-1963). Eisenstaedt, Alfred (1898-1995), photographer. Photograph signed ("John F. Kennedy") as President and inscribed in the margin to West Virginia Senator Robert C. Byrd (1917-2010). N.p., n.d. [ca 1961-63].

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Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

Estimate$2,000 – $3,000

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KENNEDY, John F. (1917-1963). Eisenstaedt, Alfred (1898-1995), photographer. Photograph signed ("John F. Kennedy") as President and inscribed in the margin to West Virginia Senator Robert C. Byrd (1917-2010). N.p., n.d. [ca 1961-63].

7.5 x 9.5 in. photograph on 11 x 14 in. mount. (toning and wear to mat). Inscription to lower mount reads "For Senator Robert C. Byrd / With the esteem and / warm regards of his old / old colleague. John F. Kennedy."

Kennedy and Byrd's US Senate terms overlapped for two years - January 1959 through December 1960. This portrait of the president elect, which appeared on the cover of Time in November 1960, was a favorite of Kennedy who frequently signed and presented the photograph to friends and notables upon assuming the office of the presidency.

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Lot 613

KENNEDY, John F. (1917-1963). Eisenstaedt, Alfred (1898-1995), photographer. Photograph signed ("John F. Kennedy") as President and inscribed in the margin to West Virginia Senator Robert C. Byrd (1917-2010). N.p., n.d. [ca 1961-63].

Status:

Closed

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

Estimate$2,000 – $3,000

Status

Closed

American Historical Ephemera & Photography

KENNEDY, John F. (1917-1963). Eisenstaedt, Alfred (1898-1995), photographer. Photograph signed ("John F. Kennedy") as President and inscribed in the margin to West Virginia Senator Robert C. Byrd (1917-2010). N.p., n.d. [ca 1961-63].

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KENNEDY, John F. (1917-1963). Eisenstaedt, Alfred (1898-1995), photographer. Photograph signed ("John F. Kennedy") as President and inscribed in the margin to West Virginia Senator Robert C. Byrd (1917-2010). N.p., n.d. [ca 1961-63].