Digital image of John F. Kennedy shaking the hand of a little girl
date: label: Date
content: 1960-1963
name: label: Photograph by
content: Aaron Stanley Tretick, American, 1921 - 1999
label: Subject of
content: President John F. Kennedy, American, 1917 - 1963
notes: label: Description
content: A black and white image of John F. Kennedy greeting a little girl from the back of a convertible.
label: Description
content: Kennedy is pictured on the right side of the image, sitting in a shiny black convertible, leaning over the side of the car to shake the hand of a little girl. He is wearing a long dark overcoat. The little girl is wearing a white coat with a fur collar. She is holding a bouquet of flowers and fronds tied with a large striped ribbon towards Kennedy's outstretched hand. There is a man in a hat standing behind her and holding onto her arms. To the left are two police officers riding on motorcycles alongside the car. In the background are several men in light colored overcoats and hats, walking along behind the car. On the right side of the image, seated in the car next to Kennedy is an older woman wearing a black hat, coat, and gloves, pearl earrings with a matching necklace, and a pinback button.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Children
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: Transportation
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Stanley Tretick Photography Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kitty Kelley and the Estate of Stanley Tretick
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.157.2
objectType: label: Type
content: digital images
label: Type
content: digital media - born analog
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Smithsonian Institution
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: digital
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 1113 pixels × 1614 pixels
label: Dimensions
content: File size: 5.18 MB