Image of President Kennedy and Governor Connally in Fort Worth
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Image of President Kennedy and Governor Connally in Fort Worth
35mm color slide of President Kennedy, Mrs. Kennedy and Texas Governor John Connally seated in the back of a convertible in Fort Worth, Texas, the morning of November 22, 1963. Image taken by Fort Worth resident George Putnam. Secret Service agents William Greer (left) and Roy Kellerman (right) sit in the front seat of the car and several newsmen with cameras stand on the far side, taking pictures.
Image of President Kennedy and Governor Connally in Fort Worth
11/22/1963
Film
2 x 2 in. (5.1 x 5.1 cm)
Jean Putnam Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
2011.013.0005
The 1963 white Lincoln convertible with red leather interior used by the Kennedys in Fort Worth was loaned to the Secret Service by local resident Bill Poston, a member of the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce. Poston, who owned a home improvement business, leased the car for business use from the Fort Worth National Bank. The car itself came from Golightly Auto Sales in Fort Worth. The convertible has had an interesting history. Bill Golightly of Golightly Auto Sales sold the car in 1964 to a local resident, who used the car until he sold it to the Tragedy in U.S. History Museum in St. Augustine, Florida. When that museum closed in 1998, the car went on display at the Classic Car Gallery in Southport, Connecticut. That organization then sold the car via eBay in 2003. - Stephen Fagin, Associate Curator
Image of President Kennedy and Governor Connally in Fort Worth
35mm color slide of President Kennedy, Mrs. Kennedy and Texas Governor John Connally seated in the back of a convertible in Fort Worth, Texas, the morning of November 22, 1963. Image taken by Fort Worth resident George Putnam. Secret Service agents William Greer (left) and Roy Kellerman (right) sit in the front seat of the car and several newsmen with cameras stand on the far side, taking pictures.
Image of President Kennedy and Governor Connally in Fort Worth
11/22/1963
Fort Worth
Crowds
Motorcade
Kennedy, John F.
Kennedy, Jacqueline
Connally, John
Greer, William R.
Kellerman, Roy
Secret Service
Film
2 x 2 in. (5.1 x 5.1 cm)
Jean Putnam Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
2011.013.0005
The 1963 white Lincoln convertible with red leather interior used by the Kennedys in Fort Worth was loaned to the Secret Service by local resident Bill Poston, a member of the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce. Poston, who owned a home improvement business, leased the car for business use from the Fort Worth National Bank. The car itself came from Golightly Auto Sales in Fort Worth. The convertible has had an interesting history. Bill Golightly of Golightly Auto Sales sold the car in 1964 to a local resident, who used the car until he sold it to the Tragedy in U.S. History Museum in St. Augustine, Florida. When that museum closed in 1998, the car went on display at the Classic Car Gallery in Southport, Connecticut. That organization then sold the car via eBay in 2003. - Stephen Fagin, Associate Curator
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