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Background imageWidow Collection: Eleanor Roosevelt Reading Foreign Newspapers Added to Library

Eleanor Roosevelt Reading Foreign Newspapers Added to Library
Eleanor Roosevelt views some of the several hundred foreign language newspapers which she accepted into the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library

Background imageWidow Collection: Ethel Kennedy at the Funeral of Her Husband Robert

Ethel Kennedy at the Funeral of Her Husband Robert
Ethel Kennedy leaves St. Patrick's Cathedral with her family, after the requiem mass for RFK. Robert was assassinated while campaigning for president in Los Angeles

Background imageWidow Collection: Men Questioning Nannie Doss

Men Questioning Nannie Doss
(Original Caption) Mrs. Nannie Doss, confessed rat poison slayer of four of her five husbands. Tulsa, Oklahoma: Mrs

Background imageWidow Collection: Portrait Of Tzu Hsi- Chinese Empress

Portrait Of Tzu Hsi- Chinese Empress
(Original Caption) Full length portrait of Tzu Hsi (1853-1908) Chinese Empress dowager. After a chinese Painting. Undated. BPA2#3622

Background imageWidow Collection: Gloria Swanson and Fellow Actors on Set

Gloria Swanson and Fellow Actors on Set
Gloria Swanson, center, stars in the 1930 film What a Widow!

Background imageWidow Collection: Sir Hamer Greenwood Presents Widow Medal

Sir Hamer Greenwood Presents Widow Medal
(Original Caption) 10/9/1920- Dublin, Ireland- During a recent inspection of the Royal Irish Constabulary at the R.I.C

Background imageWidow Collection: Alice Longworth Standing with Theodore Roosevelt Jr

Alice Longworth Standing with Theodore Roosevelt Jr
(Original Caption) 1/25/1932-Washington, D.C.- Mrs. Alice Longworth, wife of the late Speaker of the House, bids farewell to her brother, Theodore Roosevelt, Jr

Background imageWidow Collection: Edith Roosevelt Addresses Republicans

Edith Roosevelt Addresses Republicans
(Original Caption) 9/16/1935- New York, NY- Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, Sr

Background imageWidow Collection: Helen Taft Sitting in Automobile

Helen Taft Sitting in Automobile
(Original Caption) 12/6/1938- Washington, DC- Mrs. William Howard Taft, widow of the late President of the United States, as she called the White House here, Dec. 6

Background imageWidow Collection: Group Standing At Lou Gehrig Memorial

Group Standing At Lou Gehrig Memorial
(Original Caption) 7/6/1941-New York, NY: New York City Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, Mrs

Background imageWidow Collection: Edison Family with Model of Power Station

Edison Family with Model of Power Station
(Original Caption) 2/11/1942-New York, NY-ORIGINAL CAPTION: On the 95th anniversary of inventor Thomas Alva Edison's birth

Background imageWidow Collection: Funeral for President Roosevelt

Funeral for President Roosevelt
The late President Franklin Delano Roosevelt is laid to rest in the rose garden of his Hyde Park estate. Mourners and military officers gather to pay their last respects

Background imageWidow Collection: Funeral for President Roosevelt

Funeral for President Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt and her daughter Anna Boettiger at graveside during the funeral services for Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The late president was buried in the rose garden of his Hyde Park estate

Background imageWidow Collection: Truman and Eleanor Roosevelt Leaving Funeral

Truman and Eleanor Roosevelt Leaving Funeral
Eleanor Roosevelt and President Truman leave the funeral of the late Franklin Delano Roosevelt. | Location: Hyde Park, New York, USA

Background imageWidow Collection: Chinese Woman Arranging Husband's Bones

Chinese Woman Arranging Husband's Bones
(Original Caption) 4/17/1948-Shanghai, China: An aged Chinese woman displays every bit of the remains of her husband in a Cantonese Cemetery, after carefully cleaning each piece of bone

Background imageWidow Collection: Harry Belafonte Hugs Coretta Scott King

Harry Belafonte Hugs Coretta Scott King
(Original Caption) 8/27/83-Washington, D.C.: Coretta Scott King gets a hug from Harry Belafonte 8/27 during the 20th Anniversary of the Martin Luther King, Jr. March on Washington

Background imageWidow Collection: Yoko Ono With Sean And Julian Lennon

Yoko Ono With Sean And Julian Lennon
(Original Caption) 3/21/84-New York: Yoko Ono (C), widow of Beatle great John Lennon, joins son Sean (L) and Lennon's son from previous marriage, Julian (R)

Background imageWidow Collection: Richard Burton's Family Leaving Funeral

Richard Burton's Family Leaving Funeral
The family of Richard Burton leaves the small church where his funeral was held. In front is widow Sally Burton, with Brook Williams

Background imageWidow Collection: Portrait of Yoko Ono

Portrait of Yoko Ono
A portrait of Yoko Ono thanking New York City at the unveiling of a three and a half acre model of Strawberry Fields in Central Park

Background imageWidow Collection: Clark Gable Feeding Cake to his Bride

Clark Gable Feeding Cake to his Bride
(Original Caption) Screen actor Clark Gable and his bride, the former lady Sylvia Stanley, widow of Douglas Fairbanks, Sr

Background imageWidow Collection: Millicent Hearst Posing with Her Sons

Millicent Hearst Posing with Her Sons
(Original Caption) San Francisco: Hearst Family Group. Millicent Wilson Hearst, widow of the publisher, and her five sons are shown here awaiting funeral services tomorrow. Seated L-R: John, Mrs

Background imageWidow Collection: Recipients of Football Hall of Fame Awards on Field

Recipients of Football Hall of Fame Awards on Field
(Original Caption) The national Football Hall of Fame presentation on October 17th at the Notre Dame Pittsburgh game is shown in this photo

Background imageWidow Collection: Anna Magnani Putting on Girdle for The Rose Tattoo

Anna Magnani Putting on Girdle for The Rose Tattoo
(Original Caption) 12/3/1955-New York, New York-Putting the squeeze on herself is earthy Italian actress Anna Magnani

Background imageWidow Collection: Lauren Bacall and Son Leaving Humphrey Bogart's Memorial

Lauren Bacall and Son Leaving Humphrey Bogart's Memorial
(Original Caption) Stephen Bogart, 8, is comforted by his mother actress Lauren Bacall, as they leave the All Saints Episcopal Church here, following the services for actor Humphrey Bogart

Background imageWidow Collection: Lauren Bacall and John Huston at Humphrey Bogart's Funeral

Lauren Bacall and John Huston at Humphrey Bogart's Funeral
(Original Caption) 1/17/1957-Beverly Hills, California- Actress Lauren Bacall is shown entering funeral services with her two children Leslie, 4, and Stephen, 8, for their husband and father

Background imageWidow Collection: Mrs. Lou Gehrig And Mrs. Babe Ruth

Mrs. Lou Gehrig And Mrs. Babe Ruth
(Original Caption) 7/27/1957-New York, NY: Mrs. Lou Gehrig (L) and Mrs

Background imageWidow Collection: Mike Todd, Jr. and Elizabeth Taylor

Mike Todd, Jr. and Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor and her stepson Mike Todd, Jr. arrive in Chicago for the funeral of her third husband Mike Todd who died in a plane crash near Grants, New Mexico

Background imageWidow Collection: Athletic Field Dedication Ceremony

Athletic Field Dedication Ceremony
A sign marks the dedication of the new McGraw-Jennings Athletic Field, honoring Major League baseball players John McGraw and Hugh Jennings, on the campus of St. Bonaventure University

Background imageWidow Collection: Placing a Wreath on FDR's Grave

Placing a Wreath on FDR's Grave
Framed by a large wreath, Eleanor Roosevelt (center, rear) joins March of Dimes children in wreath-placing ceremonies at the grave of the late President Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Background imageWidow Collection: Clark Gable's Widow Hugging Their Infant Son

Clark Gable's Widow Hugging Their Infant Son
Kay Gable hugs her two week old baby, John Clark Gable. The baby, son of the late actor Clark Gable, was born in the very hospital where Gable died four months previously. Hollywood, California

Background imageWidow Collection: Lyndon B. Johnson Being Inaugurated

Lyndon B. Johnson Being Inaugurated
Lyndon B. Johnson, during his inauguration immediately after John F. Kennedy's assassination, with Jackie Kennedy by his side

Background imageWidow Collection: Claire Ruth and Others

Claire Ruth and Others
(Original Caption) New York: Photo shows Mrs. Claire Ruth widow of Babe Ruth baseball immortal is shown with Tom Meloon age ten a grandson of Mrs

Background imageWidow Collection: Myrlie Evers Speaking at Microphone

Myrlie Evers Speaking at Microphone
(Original Caption) 8/25/1963-Washington, D.C.: Mrs

Background imageWidow Collection: Jackie Kennedy and Robert Kennedy at Andrews Air Force Base with President Kennedy's Casket

Jackie Kennedy and Robert Kennedy at Andrews Air Force Base with President Kennedy's Casket
Jackie Kennedy and Attorney general Robert Kennedy watch the casket of the late John F. Kennedy is lowered from the plane on November 22, 1963, at Andrews Air Force Base

Background imageWidow Collection: Jackie Kennedy With Ambulance

Jackie Kennedy With Ambulance
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy stands behind the ambulance containing her husband's corpse, on November 22, 1963

Background imageWidow Collection: Lyndon Johnson Taking Presidential Oath

Lyndon Johnson Taking Presidential Oath
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson is sworn in to the office of the Presidency aboard Air Force One in Dallas, Texas, hours after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy

Background imageWidow Collection: Kennedy Family at President's Funeral

Kennedy Family at President's Funeral
Members of the Kennedy family stand together in grief at the Capitol Rotunda, listening to the eulogy given for the late President John F. Kennedy, on November 24, 1963

Background imageWidow Collection: Jackie Kennedy and Children at Funereal Procession

Jackie Kennedy and Children at Funereal Procession
Jackie Kennedy stands with her children, Caroline and John, Jr. at the start of the funereal procession for her late husband. President Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963

Background imageWidow Collection: Jackie Kennedy and Children at Funereal Procession

Jackie Kennedy and Children at Funereal Procession
Jackie Kennedy stands with her children, Caroline and John, Jr. at the start of the funereal procession for her late husband. President Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963

Background imageWidow Collection: Kennedys at Funeral of President Kennedy

Kennedys at Funeral of President Kennedy
Jackie Kennedy stands with her children, Caroline and John, Jr. and brother-in-law Robert Kennedy at the funeral of her late husband on November 25, 1963

Background imageWidow Collection: Oswald Family At Graveside Ceremony

Oswald Family At Graveside Ceremony
Marina Oswald, widow of alleged presidential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, sits with family next to her husband's casket. Oswald was killed by nightclub owner Jack Ruby

Background imageWidow Collection: Jackie And Robert Kennedy at President's Funeral

Jackie And Robert Kennedy at President's Funeral
Jackie Kennedy and brother-in-law Robert Kennedy walk hand-in-hand at the funeral of the late President John F. Kennedy on November 25, 1963

Background imageWidow Collection: Jackie Kennedy Leading Funeral Procession

Jackie Kennedy Leading Funeral Procession
Robert and Ted Kennedy walk on either side of Jackie Kennedy in the funeral procession for her late husband on November 25, 1963. They walk behind the caisson with the President's coffin, to St

Background imageWidow Collection: President Kennedy's Funeral Procession

President Kennedy's Funeral Procession
Jackie Kennedy leads the funeral procession of her late husband John F. Kennedy. Walking with her are her brothers-in-law, Robert and Ted Kennedy, as well as President Johnson and his wife nearby

Background imageWidow Collection: Jackie Kennedy Holding Flag at Funeral

Jackie Kennedy Holding Flag at Funeral
A devastated Jackie Kennedy holds the folded American flag that covered her late husband's coffin

Background imageWidow Collection: Jacqueline Kennedy and Children at JFK Funeral

Jacqueline Kennedy and Children at JFK Funeral
(Original Caption) Washington: Mrs. Kennedy, her two children and other members of the Kennedy family, watch as the body of her late husband is placed on the caisson for procession to Arlington

Background imageWidow Collection: Widow of Assassin Lee Harvey Oswald

Widow of Assassin Lee Harvey Oswald
(Original Caption) 11/25/1963-Fort Worth, TX- Mrs

Background imageWidow Collection: Cardinal Cushing Imparting Blessing over JFK's Coffin

Cardinal Cushing Imparting Blessing over JFK's Coffin
11/25/1963- Washington, DC: The assassination of John. F. Kennedy, Cardinal Cushing imparting a blessing over his coffin as Mrs

Background imageWidow Collection: Jacqueline and Caroline Kennedy at John F. Kennedy's Coffin

Jacqueline and Caroline Kennedy at John F. Kennedy's Coffin
Jacqueline and Caroline Kennedy, wife and daughter of assassinated president John F. Kennedy, kneel at his coffin

Background imageWidow Collection: Arriving For John F. Kennedy's Funeral

Arriving For John F. Kennedy's Funeral
(Original Caption) Arriving at church. Washington: Mrs. John F. Kennedy escorted by Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy (L) and Sen. Edward Kennedy (R) arrives at St

Background imageWidow Collection: Oswald Family At Graveside Ceremony

Oswald Family At Graveside Ceremony
Marina Oswald, widow of alleged presidential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, sits with family next to her husband's casket. The Reverend Louis Saunders sits with the family

Background imageWidow Collection: Jacequeline Kennedy And Robert At Grave

Jacequeline Kennedy And Robert At Grave
(Original Caption) 11/27/1963-Arlington, VA: Jacqueline Kennedy and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, the late President's brother, revisit the grave site in Arlington National Cemetery

Background imageWidow Collection: Jackie Kennedy Visiting President's Grave

Jackie Kennedy Visiting President's Grave
Jackie Kennedy wipes tears away as she kneels at the grave of her late husband, on November 28, 1963

Background imageWidow Collection: Jackie Kennedy Saying Goodbye in Doorway

Jackie Kennedy Saying Goodbye in Doorway
Jackie Kennedy, the widow of President Kennedy, says goodbye to her brother-in-law, Robert Kennedy, and his wife, Ethel

Background imageWidow Collection: Jacqueline Kennedy With Daughter Caroline

Jacqueline Kennedy With Daughter Caroline
Jacqueline Kennedy leads her daughter, Caroline, into the home of W. Averell Harriman, the Undersecretary of State on December 6, 1963

Background imageWidow Collection: Jackie Kennedy Carrying Books

Jackie Kennedy Carrying Books
Jacqueline Kennedy, widow of the assassinated president holds an armful of books, including The Strategy of Peace, written by her late husband. Mrs

Background imageWidow Collection: Jacqueline Kennedy and Children Skiing

Jacqueline Kennedy and Children Skiing
Jackie Kennedy, widow of the late President John F. Kennedy, stands with her children, Caroline and John, Jr. as they try out their skis on Mount Mansfield

Background imageWidow Collection: Jacqueline Kennedy at Hyannis, 1964

Jacqueline Kennedy at Hyannis, 1964
Jacqueline Kennedy brushes her wind-blown hair out of her eyes as she enters a car at Barnstable Airport in Hyannis

Background imageWidow Collection: Family at John F. Kennedy's Grave

Family at John F. Kennedy's Grave
John Kennedy, Jr. places a "PT-109" tie clasp on the grave of his father, as his mother and sister watch

Background imageWidow Collection: Myrlie Evers with Children at Funeral

Myrlie Evers with Children at Funeral
(Original Caption) 6/25/1964-Arlington, VA: The widow of Medgar Evers joined over 2

Background imageWidow Collection: Officer Hands Folded Flag To Widow

Officer Hands Folded Flag To Widow
(Original Caption) 7/14/1964-Arlington, VA: Col. Lemuel A. Penn, director of Adult Education in Washington, D.C

Background imageWidow Collection: Civil Rights Demonstrators at Democratic National Convention

Civil Rights Demonstrators at Democratic National Convention
(Original Caption) 8/24/1964-Atlantic City

Background imageWidow Collection: Mourners Seated During Malcolm X Funeral

Mourners Seated During Malcolm X Funeral
(Original Caption) 2/27/1965-New York, NY: Framed by two policemen, Mrs

Background imageWidow Collection: Jacqueline and Caroline Kennedy and Queen of England

Jacqueline and Caroline Kennedy and Queen of England
Caroline Kennedy, daughter of John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy, wipes a tear from her eye at a ceremony dedicating a memorial to her father

Background imageWidow Collection: Queen Meeting Members of the Kennedy Family

Queen Meeting Members of the Kennedy Family
The Queen of England shakes the hand of four-year-old John F. Kennedy Jr

Background imageWidow Collection: Pulitzer Prize Winners and Mary Jarrell

Pulitzer Prize Winners and Mary Jarrell
(Original Caption) 3/1/1966-New Haven, Connecticutt- Five Pulitzer prize winners, among those who honored the late Randall Jarrell, chat with Mrs. Mary Jarrell before the tribute at Yale University

Background imageWidow Collection: Jacqueline Kennedy and Her Children Riding Horses

Jacqueline Kennedy and Her Children Riding Horses
Jacqueline Kennedy, widow of John F. Kennedy, rides horses with their children Caroline and John Jr. during a family vacation in Ireland

Background imageWidow Collection: Coretta Scott King Leaving Airplane With Daughter and Brother in Law

Coretta Scott King Leaving Airplane With Daughter and Brother in Law
(Original Caption) Mrs. Martin Luther King holding the hand of her daughter Bernice Albertina, and A. D

Background imageWidow Collection: Wife and Children of Dr. Martin Luther King

Wife and Children of Dr. Martin Luther King
Family of slain civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in car on the day of viewing his body as it lies in state at Sister's Chapel at Spelman College

Background imageWidow Collection: Distraught Coretta Scott King Pausing at Microphones

Distraught Coretta Scott King Pausing at Microphones
(Original Caption) Mrs. Martin Luther King Jr. reads a prepared statement, as she sit beneath the pulpit of her late husband's pastorate, the Ebenezer Baptist Church

Background imageWidow Collection: Funeral of Martin Luther King, Jr

Funeral of Martin Luther King, Jr
Coretta Scott King sits surrounded by family, at the funeral of her husband, Martin Luther King, Jr. who was assassinated as he stood on the balcony of a Memphis motel. Harry Belafonte sits beside her

Background imageWidow Collection: Coretta S. King'S Head Framed By Helmets

Coretta S. King'S Head Framed By Helmets
(Original Caption) 4/8/1968-Memphis, TN: The face of Mrs. Martin Luther King, Jr

Background imageWidow Collection: Funeral of Martin Luther King Jr

Funeral of Martin Luther King Jr
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s wife Coretta Scott King and family are seen here during the funeral ceremonies for the slain Civil Rights Activist

Background imageWidow Collection: Stokely Carmichael and Coretta Scott King Talking

Stokely Carmichael and Coretta Scott King Talking
Stokely Carmichael talks with the widow of slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at funeral services in Dr. King's Ebenezer Baptist Church

Background imageWidow Collection: Mrs. King, Jr. Is Escorted From Funeral

Mrs. King, Jr. Is Escorted From Funeral
(Original Caption) 4/9/68-Atlanta, Georgia: Mrs. Martin Luther King, Jr. is escorted from the Ebenezer Baptist Church after the funeral of her husband

Background imageWidow Collection: Widow Of Dr. Martin Luther King In Veil

Widow Of Dr. Martin Luther King In Veil
(Original Caption) 4/9/68-Atlanta, Georgia: The widow of slain civil rights leader Dr

Background imageWidow Collection: Closeup Of Mrs. Martin Luther King, Jr

Closeup Of Mrs. Martin Luther King, Jr
(Original Caption) 4/9/68-Atlanta, Georgia: Mrs. Martin Luther King arrives at Ebenezer Baptist Church for her husband's funeral

Background imageWidow Collection: Reverend Ralph Abernathy Consoling Coretta Scott King

Reverend Ralph Abernathy Consoling Coretta Scott King
(Original Caption) The Reverend David Abernathy, (L), has a few words with Mrs. Martin Luther King Jr. at the memorial services for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr

Background imageWidow Collection: Coretta Scott King with Daughter at Funeral

Coretta Scott King with Daughter at Funeral
(Original Caption) Mrs. Martin Luther King, Jr. comforts her youngest daughter Bernice, 5, during services in the Ebenezer Baptist Church, 9th April 1968. (Photo by Moneta Sleet Jr./UPI/Bettmann)

Background imageWidow Collection: Coretta Scott King Viewing Husband's Body With Relatives

Coretta Scott King Viewing Husband's Body With Relatives
(Original Caption) Aided by a relative, Mrs. Dora McDonald, the widow of slain Civil rights leader Dr

Background imageWidow Collection: Coretta Scott King Sitting Solemnly at Funeral

Coretta Scott King Sitting Solemnly at Funeral
Coretta Scott King mourns her husband Martin Luther King, Jr. during his funeral service at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, where King was pastor

Background imageWidow Collection: Coretta Scott King and Her Daughters near Coffin During Funeral

Coretta Scott King and Her Daughters near Coffin During Funeral
Coretta Scott King sits with daughters Yolanda and Bernice during private funeral services for her husband, the late Martin Luther King Jr. at the Ebenezer Baptist Church

Background imageWidow Collection: Coretta Scott King Delivers Late Husbands Address

Coretta Scott King Delivers Late Husbands Address
(Original Caption) 4/27/1968-New York, NY: Dressed in the black of mourning, Mrs. Martin Luther King Jr. addresses a peace rally in the Central Park Sheep Meadow April 27th

Background imageWidow Collection: Memorial Service For Dr. Martin Luther King

Memorial Service For Dr. Martin Luther King
(Original Caption) 5/31/1968-Washington, DC: Coretta Scott King, widow of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rev



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