Cigarette Case, presented to Ella Fitzgerald

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Description:

This cigarette case was presented to Ella Fitzgerald at the January 1961 Presidential Inauguration Gala of John F. Kennedy. It is made of lucite. The case is engraved:

ELLA FITZGERALD
INAUGURATION GALA
1961
[signature of John Kennedy]

Presentaion Date: 1961

Referenced: Kennedy, John F.Recipient: Fitzgerald, Ella

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States

Subject: Presidential Inauguration of 1961Awards and PrizesRelated Event: Presidential Inauguration of 1961

Subject:

See more items in: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment, Music & Musical Instruments, Popular Entertainment

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Credit Line: Fitzgerald 1989 Trust (through Richard D. Rosman)

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1996.0342.077Accession Number: 1996.0342Catalog Number: 1996.0342.077

Object Name: cigarette case

Physical Description: lucite (overall material)Measurements: overall: 1 9/16 in x 5 1/2 in x 3 1/2 in; 3.96875 cm x 13.97 cm x 8.89 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-5f52-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1190842

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