Kent Barker Collection / The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

January 2, 1960

JFK ENTERS THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE

Senator Kennedy announces his candidacy for President of the United States.

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Image: Kennedy's presidential campaign button features his face on a background of red, white and blue stripes.

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Image of the former Texas School Book Depository building

Original 35mm color slide showing the former Texas School Book Depository in 1982, by which time it had been renovated and renamed the Dallas County Administration Building. The slide was taken from the southern corner of Elm St. and Houston St.

Object Details
Object title:

Image of the former Texas School Book Depository building

Date:

January 1982

Terms:

Dallas skyline

Dealey Plaza

Downtown Dallas

Bryant, Archibald T.

Texas School Book Depository

Dallas
Medium:

Film

Dimensions:

2 x 2 in. (5.1 x 5.1 cm)

Credit line:

Arch and Eugenia Bryant Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2011.017.0011

Curatorial Note:

By the time this photograph was taken in January 1982, Dallas County had built administrative offices in the former Texas School Book Depository building. In March 1981 the building had re-opened as the Dallas County Administration Building and now served as the seat of county government. Although plans were in the works for an historical exhibition on the sixth floor, the March 1981 assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan halted exhibit design and fundraising efforts for more than a year. - Stephen Fagin, Associate Curator

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Image of the former Texas School Book Depository building

Original 35mm color slide showing the former Texas School Book Depository in 1982, by which time it had been renovated and renamed the Dallas County Administration Building. The slide was taken from the southern corner of Elm St. and Houston St.

Object Details
Object title:

Image of the former Texas School Book Depository building

Date:

January 1982

Terms:

Dallas skyline

Dealey Plaza

Downtown Dallas

Bryant, Archibald T.

Texas School Book Depository

Dallas

Medium:

Film

Dimensions:

2 x 2 in. (5.1 x 5.1 cm)

Credit line:

Arch and Eugenia Bryant Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2011.017.0011

Curatorial Note:

By the time this photograph was taken in January 1982, Dallas County had built administrative offices in the former Texas School Book Depository building. In March 1981 the building had re-opened as the Dallas County Administration Building and now served as the seat of county government. Although plans were in the works for an historical exhibition on the sixth floor, the March 1981 assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan halted exhibit design and fundraising efforts for more than a year. - Stephen Fagin, Associate Curator

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