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Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.85.64, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright U…
Kendall March and John Spock
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.85.64, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright Undetermined

Kendall March and John Spock

SubjectPortrait of John Cheney Spock American, b. 1944
MakerMade by Kodak American
Date1964
MediumPhotography: black and white photograph on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 × 2 1/16in. (7.6 × 5.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 1/2 × 2 9/16in. (8.9 × 6.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionView of two young people standing outside. Kendall March, wearing a striped shirt, faces the camera. Her fiancé, John Spock, is standing to her right and wearing a sport jacket. His left side is toward the camera. There is a tree and other vegetation in the background.
Object number1988.85.64
MarkingsPrinted in light gray ink on verso, in a repeating pattern: "A KODAK [circled "[R?]", superscribed] PAPER"InscribedHandwritten in blue ink on verso: "Kendall March / + [and] John Spock / 1964 -- / To be married / in Cambridge Mass / Dec. 19th 64. / Christmas letter of / 1968 tells of / their separation"NotesDate note: Inscription on verso gives date as 1964.

Constituent note: The photograph was printed on paper made by Kodak.

John Spock was the youngest son of Dr. Benjamin Spock and Jane Davenport Cheney.
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