/internal/media/dispatcher/7653/fullJohn F. Kennedy campaign hat196012 1/2 x 10 x 5 in. (31.8 x 25.4 x 12.7 cm)Plastic, PaperNancy Hamilton Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza2005.015.00020White plastic John F. Kennedy presidential campaign hat textured to look like straw. The hat has a red, white and blue striped paper band and stars with the name of each of the states in the United States. The hat band reads "KENNEDY FOR PRESIDENT". There are photographs of John F. Kennedy on the hat band and a larger oval shaped photo on the top side of the hat.
In small print on the back of the hat band are the words: "Columbia Specialty Co. / Copyright / P.O. Box 2483 / Van Nuys, Cal."Artifacts6380125.400050800131.750063500125784Hat12.7000000000White plastic John F. Kennedy presidential campaign hat textured to look like straw. The hat has a red, white and blue striped paper hat band. The hat band is printed with stars naming each of the United States. The front of the hat band reads "KENNEDY FOR PRESIDENT". There are photographs of John F. Kennedy on the band and a larger oval black and white photo of Kennedy on the flat top of the hat.
In small print on the back of the hat band are the words: "Columbia Specialty Co. / Copyright / P.O. Box 2483 / Van Nuys, Cal."Presidential campaignKennedy campaign1960 presidential electionKennedy, John F.Washington, D.C.