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'Rose Kennedy's Family Album': Intimate photos from the private collection

Chronicling the Kennedys from the 1870s and into the first half of the 20 century, “Rose Kennedy’s Family Album” culls together many never-before-seen photographs of the family from the collection of Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy. Here are just a few of those intimate pictures.

'A uniquely American dynasty in its formative years'

Chronicling the Kennedys from the 1870s and into the first half of the 20th century, “Rose Kennedy’s Family Album” (Grand Central Publishing) lovingly culls together many never-before-seen photographs of the family, with over 300 images preserved from the collection of Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy. Here are just a few of those intimate pictures.
Rose and Joe Jr. go sledding, circa 1916-1917

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Rose and Joe Jr., circa 1917.

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An early school photograph of Jack, circa 1925.

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Jack on the occasion of his First Communion, Brookline, Mass., June, 1925.

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Eunice, Kathleen, and Rosemary in Brookline, Mass., circa 1925.

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The Kennedys' sixth child and fourth daughter, Patricia Kennedy, in Brookline, Mass., circa 1925.

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Joe Jr. and Jack in Hyannis Port, Mass., circa 1925.

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Rose and Eunice sitting on the stairs leading to the statue of Christ the Redeemer at Mount Corcovado in Rio de Janeiro, May 1941.

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Jack and Eunice in Palm Beach, circa 1942.

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Bobby, Rose, and Pat at the Kennedy home in Hyannis Port, Mass., circa 1942.

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A pantsless Jack with his former Harvard roommate, Torbert MacDonald, in Hyannis Port, Mass., circa 1942.

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"Dear Children: We have missed you all very much since you left, although I must say while you were here it seemed a little more hectic than usual. When you all were little and I could regiment you and have you all come and leave at a certain time and at the same time, and when I was sure of what clothes you were going to wear and how you were goint to have your hair cut (Kathleen) and what hat you were going to wear, it seemed to me much more simple. However, time marches on and I suppose I must get used to the new uncertainties and excitement... Much love to you all." - Letter from Rose Kennedy, January 5, 1942
Excerpted from "Rose Kenney's Family Album." Copyright © 2013 by The John F. Kennedy Libary Foundation, Inc. Excerpted by permission of Grand Central Publishing, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.

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