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John F. Kennedy 1952 Senatorial Campaign 'Official' Oversized Photograph

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John F. Kennedy 1952 Senatorial Campaign 'Official' Oversized Photograph

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Auction Date:2019 Nov 06 @ 18:00 (UTC-5 : EST/CDT)
Location:15th Floor WeWork, Boston, Massachusetts, 02108, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
Highly personal first generation 20” x 24” silver gelatin photograph printed from the original 4” x 5” negative, showing image of John F. Kennedy opening mail and eating breakfast at his Beacon Hill apartment. Visible on his wall above his side table is a picture of Kennedy's brother Joe, who was killed while flying a mission over Germany in 1944. This image was used as an 'official' publicity portrait photograph during Kennedy's 1952 senatorial campaign. In very fine condition. Also of significance is the rare presence of a pair of crutches to the lower right. Throughout the course of this senatorial campaign, Kennedy was hobbled by his back that forced him to rely on crutches which eventually led to life threatening back surgery in 1954. During his recovery from this surgery, the young senator began his Pulitzer Prize-winning book 'Profiles in Courage' in 1954. An exceptional museum-quality photograph. This photograph was featured in LIFE Magazine’s 2017 JFK ‘special edition’ commemorating his 100th birthday as a two-page ‘spread.’