/internal/media/dispatcher/23188/full1961 State Fair of Texas press pass pin19611 7/8 x 1 7/8 x 1/4 in. (4.8 x 4.8 x 0.7 cm)MetalFerd Kaufman Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza2011.007.00480Ferd Kaufman's press pass from the 1961 State Fair of Texas. The pass is a gold-colored metal pin.
The pin has a rectangular portion at the top with "Working Press" imprinted in blue letters and "1961" in relief at the top. Attached to the bottom center of the rectangle is a circle with a star in the center and a blue ring reading "State Fair of Texas, Dallas" in gold raised letters. Both the circular and rectangular parts of the pin have borders of leaves in relief.
The back of the pin has a silver-colored straight bar pin back with a swivel clasp. "Exline" is printed in relief below the pin.Artifacts654904.80000000004.800000000035695Press pass0.7000000000Gold-colored metal press pass from the 1961 State Fair of Texas for AP photographer Ferd Kaufman. The pass was meant to be worn as a pin.
PressKaufman, FerdState Fair of TexasDallasFerd Kaufman was a Texas-based photographer with the Associated Press from 1957 to 1977. During his long career, he covered a number of presidential visits to Texas, activities at the Johnson Space Center, the Kennedy assassination, the 1968 HemisFair in San Antonio, and the annual State Fair of Texas. Ferd -- a two-time oral history participant -- donated a large collection of his photographs and memorabilia to the Museum in 2011. - Stephen Fagin, Associate Curator