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John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA. Copyright Morris Rosenfield
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA. Copyright Morris Rosenfield
Ranger
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA. Copyright Morris Rosenfield
Morris Rosenfield, estate

Ranger

Artifact IDMO 63.2150
Object Type Photograph
Date 1937
Photographer (Photographer, Austrian, 1885-1968)
Medium Silver gelatin print
DimensionsOverall H 18 3/4 in x W 15 3/4 in (47.6 cm x 40 cm)

Physical DescriptionBlack and white photograph of the J class sloop "Ranger" under full sail, heeled over, rail to water in the New York Yacht Club annual cruise in 1937 in Buzzards Bay.
Historical NoteThis photograph hung in President John F. Kennedy's White House Oval Office.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThis item is material associated with the White House the Kennedy Administration and the Executive Offices of the President. It was either government property or 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
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