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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0262-001-p0058
Bertha Muske (lying on her stomach due to a disability she describes in an accompanying letter) poses on a bed in front of a decorated Christmas tree at the Ramsey County Home in St. Paul, Minnesota. The photograph accompanies a letter and enclosed gift of a handmade dresser scarf sent to President John F. Kennedy from Bertha Muske, of St. Paul, Minnesota, received on April 10, 1961. The scarf was sent as a gift to President Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. [Notes: Handwriting on verso reads, "To President Kennedy from Miss Bertha Muske, "Ramsey County Home," St. Paul, 9 Minnesota, Taken Christmas 1960." Photo processing stamp on verso reads, "This color print made from a negative by Pako. February, 1961."]