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North Door Draped for President Kennedy's Death

This is a photograph taken in November 1963 by National Park Service photographer Abbie Rowe. It shows the North door draped in black cloth for President John F. Kennedy. Rowe was a prolific photographer, providing extensive coverage of the presidency from the Franklin D. Roosevelt through the Lyndon B. Johnson administrations.
Photographer
Abbie Rowe
Date of Work
November 1963
Type
Photograph
Credit
National Archives and Records Administration
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