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"Cead Mile Failte" (A Hundred Thousand Welcomes) Parade Banner
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"Cead Mile Failte" (A Hundred Thousand Welcomes) Parade Banner

Artifact IDMO 63.4935.2
Object Type Banner
Date 1963
Place MadeIreland, Europe
Medium linen, ink
DimensionsOverall H 45 in x W 35 1/2 in (114.3 cm x 90.2 cm )
Physical DescriptionParade Banner displayed during President Kennedy's 1963 visit to Ireland. Rectangular piece of cloth with a black and white image of the head of JFK flanked by the Irish and United States Flags in center. Gaelic welcome "Cead Mile Failte" in green script which translates to A Hundred Thousand Welcomes.
Additional Details
Credit LineJohn F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; Gift of the Estate of President John F. Kennedy
National Archives Catalog CollectionJohn F. Kennedy Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 1676934)
National Archives Catalog SeriesKennedy Administration Collection 1960-1963 (National Archives Identifier 1676959)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedUse Restriction NoteReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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