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Black and white photograph of the presidential limousine in Dallas

Black and white photograph of the Kennedy motorcade approaching Main and Market streets in downtown Dallas. Image shows the presidential limousine, including a glimpse of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy.The president's car was driven by Secret Service agent William R. Greer. Secret Service agent Roy H. Kellerman sat in the front passenger seat, Governor and Mrs. Connally sat in the middle row, and President and Mrs. Kennedy sat in the last row. Other Secret Service agents followed in the next car.

Object Details
Object title:

Black and white photograph of the presidential limousine in Dallas

Date:

11/22/1963

Medium:

Paper

Dimensions:

3 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. (8.3 x 12.1 cm)

Credit line:

Jim Walker Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2006.020.0002

Curatorial Note:

This amateur photograph of the Kennedy limousine was taken by Jim Walker, a mail sorter at the Terminal Annex building in Dealey Plaza. Walker took photos of the motorcade from the corner of Main and Market Street. Following the assassination, he also photographed the scene at Dealey Plaza and outside the Texas Theatre in Oak Cliff. Mr. Walker, who donated all of his images to the Museum in 2006, recorded an oral history about his experiences on June 6, 2006. - Stephen Fagin, Associate Curator

Black and white photograph of the presidential limousine in Dallas

Black and white photograph of the Kennedy motorcade approaching Main and Market streets in downtown Dallas. Image shows the presidential limousine, including a glimpse of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy.The president's car was driven by Secret Service agent William R. Greer. Secret Service agent Roy H. Kellerman sat in the front passenger seat, Governor and Mrs. Connally sat in the middle row, and President and Mrs. Kennedy sat in the last row. Other Secret Service agents followed in the next car.

Object Details
Object title:

Black and white photograph of the presidential limousine in Dallas

Date:

11/22/1963

Terms:

Limousine

Motorcade

Photographs

Walker, Jim

Kennedy, Jacqueline

Greer, William R.

Kellerman, Roy

Connally, John

Connally, Nellie

Dallas

Medium:

Paper

Dimensions:

3 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. (8.3 x 12.1 cm)

Credit line:

Jim Walker Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2006.020.0002

Curatorial Note:

This amateur photograph of the Kennedy limousine was taken by Jim Walker, a mail sorter at the Terminal Annex building in Dealey Plaza. Walker took photos of the motorcade from the corner of Main and Market Street. Following the assassination, he also photographed the scene at Dealey Plaza and outside the Texas Theatre in Oak Cliff. Mr. Walker, who donated all of his images to the Museum in 2006, recorded an oral history about his experiences on June 6, 2006. - Stephen Fagin, Associate Curator