John Fitzgerald Kennedy (left) shaking hands with Joseph H. Kraus
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Date: 1961
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2008-4754
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.
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2008-4754
Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
Science fairs
Black-and-white photographs
SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-4754]
Gelatin silver prints