By MICHAEL ROTHMAN
It's been more than 50 years since the death President John F. Kennedy
and more than 60 years since he married Jacqueline Kennedy, but the
allure of this Royal-like couple still remains to this day.
With this in mind, RR Auction house in Boston is putting up 13 original negatives from their 1963 wedding.
The description on the auction website reads: "Collection of 13 original
and most likely unpublished negatives from the wedding of John F. and
Jacqueline Kennedy. Each negative measures 3.75 x 5, four feature the
newlywed couple, two show the entire wedding party, and the remainder
show the cake, reception, and wedding attendees."
The website also says, "These images were originally taken by a
freelance photographer who had been asked to be a ‘back-up’ photographer
for the wedding, and were discovered in his darkroom after his passing.
Accompanied by 5 x 4 printouts of each negative, the very first prints
that have been made from these negatives. In fine condition. John and
Jacqueline Kennedy were married on September 12, 1953, in Newport, Rhode
Island. The entire event was chronicled by Life magazine, which noted
‘their wedding turned out to be the most impressive the old society
stronghold had seen in 30 years.’"
The letter in the collection states that the negatives came from the estate of Arthur C. Borges.
The auction ends at 7 p.m. today.
One of the intimate photos even shows JFK cutting his wedding cake.
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