Adorable Photo of John, Jr. standing at the wheel of a speedboat in the waters off Hyannis Port, Mass. Original, ca. 1963, first-generation, 8” x 10”, vintage, glossy, double-weight, color photograph by Cecil Stoughton, with Stoughton's unique numbering system and address label on verso, his own file example. In fine condition. A wonderful John John image, capturing the happiness of Camelot preceding the tragedy to come on November 22, 1963.
Cecil William Stoughton (January 18, 1920 - November 3, 2008) was an American photographer best known for being President John F. Kennedy's photographer during his White House years. Stoughton was present at the motorcade at which Kennedy was assassinated, and subsequently took the only photograph on board Air Force One of Lyndon B. Johnson being sworn in as the next President.
Provenance: From the estate of Cecil Stoughton.