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Bachrach, Fabian, 1917-2010 [Portrait of President John F. Kennedy in the White House]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09805.03 Author/Creator: Bachrach, Fabian, 1917-2010 Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 1 January 1961 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 25.7 cm, Width: 20.4 cm Order a Copy

One black-and-white portrait of Senator John F. Kennedy taken by Fabian Bachrach. Image is front view of Kennedy that is eventually used as his official presidential portrait.

Kennedy, John Fitzgerald, 1917-1963
Bachrach, Fabian, 1917-2010

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