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[KENNEDY, John F. (1917-1963)]. Inauguration invitation, ticket, and program, with additional ephemera.
Estimate: $300-$500
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$150
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American Historical Ephemera & Photography
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[KENNEDY, John F. (1917-1963)]. Inauguration invitation, ticket, and program, with additional ephemera.
Engraved inauguration invitation, "The honor of your presence / is requested at the ceremonies / attending the Inauguration of the / President and Vice President / of the United States / January twentieth / Nineteen hundred sixty-one," housing within formal portraits of both Kennedy and Johnson below which appear their printed signatures. Approx. 6 1/2 x 10 in. (light soil, slight abrasions on paper).
[With:] A green ticket, No. 1238, admitting bearer to the "Senate Wing Steps / East Front of Capitol" for the Kennedy/Johnson inauguration day. -- An "Official Inaugural Program," January 20, 1961, 8 1/4 x 11 1/4 in. -- Menu for the "Inaugural Dinner 1961," 9 1/4 x 12 in. -- Commemorative inauguration poster designed by Jacob Chuck, approx. 15 x 10 in., recognizing Kennedy as "The Man for the Sixties."
[Also with:] An invitation to Mr. and Mrs. John Powell to attend a White House reception on 29 January 1961.
Collection of Tom Charles Huston