Image of President Kennedy greeting the crowd in front of the Hotel Texas
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Image of President Kennedy greeting the crowd in front of the Hotel Texas
Original 35mm black and white negative with image taken by Fort Worth Press chief photographer Gene Gordon at the Hotel Texas in Fort Worth, Texas on Friday, November 22, 1963. The image is of President John F. Kennedy shaking hands with the audience after his speech in the parking lot of the Hotel Texas. President Kennedy's back is to the camera, while he is facing a crowd of people. A man wearing a dark-colored trench coat stands to the president's left. Directly in front of the president is a woman holding a small boy wearing a rain jacket. The top center of the image shows a "Welcome to Texas Jack and Jackie" sign. People in the crowd are reaching out to shake hands. The negative is on Kodak Tri-X Pan Film. This image is number 15.
Image of President Kennedy greeting the crowd in front of the Hotel Texas
11/22/1963
Film
1 3/8 × 1 7/16 in. (3.5 × 3.7 cm)
Gene Gordon Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
2014.087.0038
Object featured in special exhibition, Two Days in Texas, November 8, 2023 through September 8, 2024.
Gene Gordon was the chief photographer at the Fort Worth Press in 1963. In addition to covering the presidential visit to Fort Worth on November 21-22, he photographed Lee Harvey Oswald's funeral on November 25, 1963. The Museum acquired his assassination-related images in 2014 and 2016. Gene Gordon, who passed away in 2023, recorded oral histories with the Museum in 2003 and 2015 and also participated in a Living History educational program that may be viewed on the Museum's YouTube channel: Living History with Gene Gordon - YouTube. - Stephen Fagin, Curator
Image of President Kennedy greeting the crowd in front of the Hotel Texas
Original 35mm black and white negative with image taken by Fort Worth Press chief photographer Gene Gordon at the Hotel Texas in Fort Worth, Texas on Friday, November 22, 1963. The image is of President John F. Kennedy shaking hands with the audience after his speech in the parking lot of the Hotel Texas. President Kennedy's back is to the camera, while he is facing a crowd of people. A man wearing a dark-colored trench coat stands to the president's left. Directly in front of the president is a woman holding a small boy wearing a rain jacket. The top center of the image shows a "Welcome to Texas Jack and Jackie" sign. People in the crowd are reaching out to shake hands. The negative is on Kodak Tri-X Pan Film. This image is number 15.
Image of President Kennedy greeting the crowd in front of the Hotel Texas
11/22/1963
Crowds
Photographs
Parking lot speech
Photographer
Newspapers
Trip to Texas
Gordon, Gene
Kennedy, John F.
Hotel Texas
Fort Worth Press
Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce
Fort Worth
Film
1 3/8 × 1 7/16 in. (3.5 × 3.7 cm)
Gene Gordon Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
2014.087.0038
Object featured in special exhibition, Two Days in Texas, November 8, 2023 through September 8, 2024.
Gene Gordon was the chief photographer at the Fort Worth Press in 1963. In addition to covering the presidential visit to Fort Worth on November 21-22, he photographed Lee Harvey Oswald's funeral on November 25, 1963. The Museum acquired his assassination-related images in 2014 and 2016. Gene Gordon, who passed away in 2023, recorded oral histories with the Museum in 2003 and 2015 and also participated in a Living History educational program that may be viewed on the Museum's YouTube channel: Living History with Gene Gordon - YouTube. - Stephen Fagin, Curator
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