Senator Henry Jackson and Helen Hardin

Photographer Associated Press (founded 1846)

Sitter Henry M. Jackson (1912 Everett, Washington - 1983 Everett, Washington)

Sitter Helen Hardin Jackson (1933 Clovis, New Mexico - 2018 Everett, Washington)

DateNovember 26, 1961

Mediumgelatin silver print

Dimensions6 3/4 × 5 in. (17.1 × 12.6 cm)

ClassificationsPhotography

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Nancy Tucker

Object numberPA2019.041.036

DescriptionSenator Henry M. Jackson and Helen Hardin smile toward the camera in Washington, D.C. Jackson holds the hands of Hardin. He is wearing a dark suit and striped tie. His hair is combed away from his face. Hardin is wearing a light-colored patterned dress. Her light hair is styled away from her face. A caption on the back of the photograph reads, "Plan to Marry. Sen. Henry M. Jackson, D-Wash., and his finance, Helen Eugenia Hardin of Albuquerque, N.M., pose in apartment of friends in New York City Saturday after announcing plans to marry Dec. 16. Jackson is 49. He said he met the 28-year-old divorced Miss Hardin about a year ago in Washington, D.C. Jackson, who was Democratic National Chairman during the 1960 presidential campaign, said the marriage will take place in Albuquerque.”

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