Black and white photograph of the Kennedys in the motorcade on Main Street

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Black and white photograph of the president's limousine on Main Street in Dallas. The image shows both of the Kennedys in profile, both with their eyes closed. The windshield of a Dallas police motorcycle is in the foreground on the viewer's right.

Object Details

Object title:

Black and white photograph of the Kennedys in the motorcade on Main Street

Date:

11/22/1963

Terms:

Limousine

Main Street

Motorcade

Photographs

Kennedy, Jacqueline

Kennedy, John F.

Walker, Jim

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:

2006.020.0003

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