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Image courtesy of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA.
Image courtesy of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA.
Walking Stick
Image courtesy of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA.

Walking Stick

Artifact IDMO 63.93
Object Type Stick, Walking
Date 20th century
Date Presented6/27/63
Gifter
Place of GiftDunganstown, New Ross, Ireland
Place MadeIreland, Europe
Medium blackthorn, silver
DimensionsOverall H 39 in (99.1 cm)
Physical DescriptionBlackthorn walking stick with a curved root-ball handle. There is a silver band just below the handle engraved "Presented by the Relatives of President John F. Kennedy on the Occasion of his Visit to the Ancestral Home 27-6-63."
Historical NoteThis traditional blackthorn walking stick was presented to President Kennedy by his cousin Jimmy Kennedy during a visit to the Kennedy family's Irish homestead in Dunganstown, County Wexford.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThe item was a gift from the general public to President John F. Kennedy during his term in office. It was received by the White House Gift Unit, 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 SeriesJohn F. Kennedy Personal Collection (National Archives Identifier 1676959)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedUse Restriction NoteReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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