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Gift of Lydia Mele, 2017.105.6, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermined
Olga Mele and Ethel Kennedy
Gift of Lydia Mele, 2017.105.6, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermined

Olga Mele and Ethel Kennedy

SubjectPortrait of Olga Mele Puerto Rican, 1917 - 2003
Date1977
MediumPhotography; print on Epson brand photo paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions: 3 3/8 × 3 3/8in. (8.6 × 8.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Lydia Mele
DescriptionColor photograph of Olga Mele [left] with Ethel Kennedy at the 1977 National Jefferson Awards for Public Service in Washington, D.C. Mele wears a white short-sleeved dress with yellow and orange details at the neckline. Mele stands slightly in front of Ethel Kennedy. Kennedy wears a short-sleeved patterned dress in a blue motif.
Object number2017.105.6
InscribedHandwritten in black ink on reverse: "OLGA Mele w/ / Ethel Kennedy / 1977 Jefferson Award / Washington, D.C."
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