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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Black and white photograph of the Texas Theatre in Oak Cliff

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Black and white photograph of the Texas Theatre in Oak Cliff

Black and white photograph of the Texas Theatre in Oak Cliff, taken hours after accused assassin Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested there.

Object Details
Object title:

Black and white photograph of the Texas Theatre in Oak Cliff

Date:

11/22/1963

Terms:

Oak Cliff

Arrest

Photographs

Walker, Jim

Oswald, Lee Harvey

Texas Theatre

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:

2006.020.0009

Curatorial Note:

This amateur photograph of the Texas Theatre 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

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Black and white photograph of the Texas Theatre in Oak Cliff

Black and white photograph of the Texas Theatre in Oak Cliff, taken hours after accused assassin Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested there.

Object Details
Object title:

Black and white photograph of the Texas Theatre in Oak Cliff

Date:

11/22/1963

Terms:

Oak Cliff

Arrest

Photographs

Walker, Jim

Oswald, Lee Harvey

Texas Theatre

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:

2006.020.0009

Curatorial Note:

This amateur photograph of the Texas Theatre 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

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