John Fitzgerald Kennedy (left) shaking hands with Joseph H. Kraus

ID: SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-4754]

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Form/Genre: Black-and-white photographs

Date: 1961

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2008-4754

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Summary

President John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917-1963) (left), shaking hands with Science Service staff member Joseph H. Kraus (1898-1967) (right) during the White House visit of Science Talent Search winners, March 1961. Kraus is credited with persuading Watson Davis and Science Service in 1941 to take over the local science fairs then being sponsored by the American Institute of the City of New York.

Subject

  • Kennedy, John F (John Fitzgerald) 1917-1963
  • Kraus, Joseph H. 1898-1967
  • Science Service
  • American Institute of the City of New York

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2008-4754

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Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

  • 1961
  • March 1961

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Topic

Science fairs

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Black-and-white photographs

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SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-4754]

Physical description

Gelatin silver prints

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