Grave of John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, overlooking the Nations Capital from Arlington Cemetery. The eternal flame, lighted during the burial service is located in front of the Presidential Seal.

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Grave of John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, overlooking the Nations Capital from Arlington Cemetery. The eternal flame, lighted during the burial service is located in front of the Presidential Seal.

Publisher: Prince Lithograph Co., Inc. (Fairfax, Virginia)

American

1963

Medium/Technique Chromolithograph on card stock.

Dimensions Horizontal: 8.9 x 14 cm (3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)

Credit Line Leonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder

Accession Number2015.8951

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPostcards

DescriptionBack: divided. Mint.
Photo by Col. M.W. Arps
Prince Lithograph Co., Inc., Fairfax, Virginia
Distributed by L.B. Prince Co., Fairfax, Va. PE-294 A

ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2015, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in Europe and the United States; 2015, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 24, 2015)