Funeral fan featuring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and John and Robert Kennedy
Object number2018.018.0001
Date1968
ClassificationsArtifacts
Creator
Ferguson Funeral Home
ObjectFan
Credit LineThe Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza Collection
MediumPaper, Wood, Metal
Dimensions11 13/16 × 7 9/16 × 1/8 in. (30 × 19.2 × 0.3 cm)
Collections
DescriptionHand-held funeral fan featuring color images of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., President John F. Kennedy and Senator Robert F. Kennedy on the front side. A flat wooden handle with curved sides is attached to the paper fan with two metal staples.
The text "Freedom Fighters" is printed in all caps along the top curved edge of the fan. Below each man's image is a famous quote from him along with his life dates. Below Dr. King is the following text:
"'I Have a Dream That One Day This Nation Will Rise Up and Live Out The True Meaning of Its Creed'
'We Hold These Truths To Be Self Evident: That All Men Are Created Equal'
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
JAN. 15, 1929 - APRIL 4, 1968"
Beneath President Kennedy's image:
"'Ask Not What Your Country Can Do For You; Ask What You Can Do For Your Country.'
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
MAY 29, 1917 - NOVEMBER 22, 1963"
Below Senator Kennedy's image:
"'Some Men See Things As They Are and Say Why. I Dream Things That Never Were
and Say Why Not.'
Robert F. Kennedy
NOV. 20, 1925 - JUNE 6, 1968"
On the back of the fan is information from Ferguson Funeral Home in Idabel, Oklahoma, including address, phone number, additional location in Paris, Texas, and amenities offered at Ferguson Funeral Home. All text printed in black.
Martin Luther King Jr.
1968
Dallas Morning News Photographer
11/04/1960