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Funeral fan featuring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and John and Robert Kennedy
Hand-held funeral fan featuring color images of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., President John F. Kennedy and Senator Robert F. Kennedy on the front side. A flat wooden handle with curved sides is attached to the paper fan with two metal staples. The text "Freedom Fighters" is printed in all caps along the top curved edge of the fan. Below each man's image is a famous quote from him along with his life dates. Below Dr. King is the following text:"'I Have a Dream That One Day This Nation Will Rise Up and Live Out The True Meaning of Its Creed' 'We Hold These Truths To Be Self Evident: That All Men Are Created Equal'Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.JAN. 15, 1929 - APRIL 4, 1968"Beneath President Kennedy's image:"'Ask Not What Your Country Can Do For You; Ask What You Can Do For Your Country.'John Fitzgerald KennedyMAY 29, 1917 - NOVEMBER 22, 1963"Below Senator Kennedy's image:"'Some Men See Things As They Are and Say Why. I Dream Things That Never Wereand Say Why Not.'Robert F. KennedyNOV. 20, 1925 - JUNE 6, 1968"On the back of the fan is information from Ferguson Funeral Home in Idabel, Oklahoma, including address, phone number, additional location in Paris, Texas, and amenities offered at Ferguson Funeral Home. All text printed in black.
Funeral fan featuring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and John and Robert Kennedy
1968
Paper, Wood, Metal
11 13/16 × 7 9/16 × 1/8 in. (30 × 19.2 × 0.3 cm)
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza Collection
2018.018.0001
Funeral fan featuring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and John and Robert Kennedy
Hand-held funeral fan featuring color images of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., President John F. Kennedy and Senator Robert F. Kennedy on the front side. A flat wooden handle with curved sides is attached to the paper fan with two metal staples. The text "Freedom Fighters" is printed in all caps along the top curved edge of the fan. Below each man's image is a famous quote from him along with his life dates. Below Dr. King is the following text:"'I Have a Dream That One Day This Nation Will Rise Up and Live Out The True Meaning of Its Creed' 'We Hold These Truths To Be Self Evident: That All Men Are Created Equal'Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.JAN. 15, 1929 - APRIL 4, 1968"Beneath President Kennedy's image:"'Ask Not What Your Country Can Do For You; Ask What You Can Do For Your Country.'John Fitzgerald KennedyMAY 29, 1917 - NOVEMBER 22, 1963"Below Senator Kennedy's image:"'Some Men See Things As They Are and Say Why. I Dream Things That Never Wereand Say Why Not.'Robert F. KennedyNOV. 20, 1925 - JUNE 6, 1968"On the back of the fan is information from Ferguson Funeral Home in Idabel, Oklahoma, including address, phone number, additional location in Paris, Texas, and amenities offered at Ferguson Funeral Home. All text printed in black.
Funeral fan featuring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and John and Robert Kennedy
1968
Photographs
Civil rights
Funeral
Speeches
Assassination
Kennedy, John F.
Kennedy, Robert F.
King, Martin Luther, Jr.
Paris
Idabel
Paper, Wood, Metal
11 13/16 × 7 9/16 × 1/8 in. (30 × 19.2 × 0.3 cm)
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza Collection
2018.018.0001