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Kennedy family photos, Jackie O's maternity dress from nanny up for auction


UPDATED FEBRUARY 5, 2019 10:05 AM EST

Ifyou ever wanted to own a piece of presidential history, now is your chance as aset of never-before-seen photos of the Kennedy family will go up for auction onJune 25. The pics, which are being sold by Nate D. Sanders Auction, feature 79candid images showing former President John F. Kennedy, his wife Jacqueline Kennedy andtheir two children. There will also be a custom maternity dress the first ladywore while pregnant with John Jr.

79 rare Kennedy family photos will be up for auction Photo: Nate D. Sanders Auction

Onceowned by the family's nanny Maud Shaw, the snaps give us a glimpse into lifeout of the public eye for the Kennedy family. We can see Jackie dressed down in a white dress with polkadots in one photo playing with her daughter Caroline on what appears to be Easter whileanother shot shows the mother-of-two leading a pony around with Caroline riding ontop.

Snaps feature shots like Jackie playing with her children Photo: Nate D. Sanders Auction

Othersnaps include the Kennedy children on the beach, during Christmas and othersweet family moments. Sadly, there are even pictures of what appears to beJFK's funeral procession and gravesite.

JFK's gravesite photo is among the lot Photo: Nate D. Sanders Auction

Maud beganworking for the Kennedy family after the birth of Caroline in 1957 and she cared for bothchildren for two more years after the assassination of their father on November22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas.

Maud also owned thematernity dress, which features and empire waist and floral detailing, as Jackiegave it to her after she visited her former employee in London. In her 1966 memoir,White House Nanny: My Seven Momentous Years with Caroline and John Kennedy Jnr., Maud wroteabout getting Jackie's maternity dress.

A custom-made maternity dress is also up for auction Photo: Nate D. Sanders Auction

The bid starts at $10,000 and includes an autographed copy of Maud's book Photo: Nate D. Sanders Auction

Biddingfor the lot, which includes the photos, dress and signed book from the nannystarts at $10,000, but are expected to go for more. Photos of the Kennedy wedding were auctioned off in October2014 and sold for $34,000.

For a sneak peek at more of the rare photos click on the picture below:

Photo: Nate D. Sanders Auction