John F. Kennedy campaign hat
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John F. Kennedy campaign hat
White plastic John F. Kennedy presidential campaign hat textured to look like straw. The hat has a red, white and blue striped paper hat band. The hat band is printed with stars naming each of the United States. The front of the hat band reads "KENNEDY FOR PRESIDENT". There are photographs of John F. Kennedy on the band and a larger oval black and white photo of Kennedy on the flat top of the hat.In small print on the back of the hat band are the words: "Columbia Specialty Co. / Copyright / P.O. Box 2483 / Van Nuys, Cal."
John F. Kennedy campaign hat
1960
Plastic, Paper
12 1/2 x 10 x 5 in. (31.8 x 25.4 x 12.7 cm)
Nancy Hamilton Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
2005.015.0002
John F. Kennedy campaign hat
White plastic John F. Kennedy presidential campaign hat textured to look like straw. The hat has a red, white and blue striped paper hat band. The hat band is printed with stars naming each of the United States. The front of the hat band reads "KENNEDY FOR PRESIDENT". There are photographs of John F. Kennedy on the band and a larger oval black and white photo of Kennedy on the flat top of the hat.In small print on the back of the hat band are the words: "Columbia Specialty Co. / Copyright / P.O. Box 2483 / Van Nuys, Cal."
John F. Kennedy campaign hat
1960
Presidential campaign
Kennedy campaign
1960 presidential election
Kennedy, John F.
Washington, D.C.
Plastic, Paper
12 1/2 x 10 x 5 in. (31.8 x 25.4 x 12.7 cm)
Nancy Hamilton Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
2005.015.0002
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