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Cardboard with Products made from the Coal Mines of West Virginia
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA, photography credit Joel Benjamin
Cardboard with Products made from the Coal Mines of West Virginia
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA, photography credit Joel Benjamin

Cardboard with Products made from the Coal Mines of West Virginia

Artifact IDMO 63.6145
Object Type specimen
Date before 1963
Gifter
Medium Coal, cardboard, mix media
DimensionsOverall H 3 in x W 6 3/4 in (7.6 cm x 17.1 cm )
Physical DescriptionSouvenir made from products of coal from a West Virginia coal mine. A rectangular piece of cardboard with 3 different types of coal samples from the coal mines of West Virginia adhered to front, underneath are samples of 6 products made from coal (peat, nylon, dye, synthetic rubber, aspirin, saccharin, coke).
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteItem was a gift from a member of the general public to the President and Mrs. Kennedy received by the Executive Office of the President between 1961-1963 and held by the General Service Administration until it was donated to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum by the Estate of President John F. Kennedy in 1965.
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 SeriesGifts from Public (National Archives Identifier 1677327)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedUse Restriction NoteThis material is not subject to any known copyright or other image use restrictions.
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