signed 9 1/2x13 1/2 inches
1967 · [McLaen, Va
by Kennedy, Robert F.
[McLaen, Va: Steve Schapiro Studio Stamp on verso, 1967. 9 1/2x13 1/2 inches. Crease. Inscribed in the image, upper center.; scattered creases with some cracking at edges. In a large Senate RFK envelope marked "Father Pereira.. 9 1/2x13 1/2 inches. Additionally signed and inscribed by his wife: "and admiration / Ethel Kennedy." The photograph, showing Rev. Pereira baptizing Douglas Harriman Kennedy, with Robert and Ethel visible as well as other members of their family. Averell Harriman was a family friend and Douglas was named after him.
Father Albert Francis Pereira (1915-2004) was pastor of St. John's Parish in Virginia, which includes the Middleburg Community Center Building, where President John F. Kennedy occasionally worshipped. (Inventory #: 261275)
Father Albert Francis Pereira (1915-2004) was pastor of St. John's Parish in Virginia, which includes the Middleburg Community Center Building, where President John F. Kennedy occasionally worshipped. (Inventory #: 261275)