Photograph of the baptism of Douglas Harriman Kennedy. with Averell Harrimann as Godfather signed and inscribed by RFK "To Father Pereira/ with appreciation/' Robert Kennedy/ and admiration Ethel Kennedy (in her hand).
[McLaen, Va: Steve Schapiro Studio Stamp on verso, 1967].
Price: $3,000.00
About the item
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."
Item #261275
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.
