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Image of mourners and memorial flowers in Dealey Plaza after the assassination
Original 35mm color slide of mourners in Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas. The image was taken by amateur photographers Rudy and Vera Clauss on Sunday, November 24, 1963, two days after the assassination of President Kennedy. The image shows a crowd of mourners in Dealey Plaza looking at a roped-off area containing memorial flowers and tributes to President Kennedy. The image was taken from the north side of Elm Street.
Image of mourners and memorial flowers in Dealey Plaza after the assassination
11/24/1963
Cardboard, Film
2 × 2 in. (5.1 × 5.1 cm)
Rudy and Vera Clauss Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
2018.006.0028
After the assassination, Rudy and Vera Clauss apparently visited Dealey Plaza around noon on Saturday, November 23, where they took a series of photographs (2018.006.17 to 2018.006.24). They then returned the following afternoon on Sunday, November 24, to take additional photographs (2018.006.0025 to 2018.006.0038) as well as an 8mm home movie (2018.006.0001). -- Stephen Fagin, Curator
Image of mourners and memorial flowers in Dealey Plaza after the assassination
Original 35mm color slide of mourners in Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas. The image was taken by amateur photographers Rudy and Vera Clauss on Sunday, November 24, 1963, two days after the assassination of President Kennedy. The image shows a crowd of mourners in Dealey Plaza looking at a roped-off area containing memorial flowers and tributes to President Kennedy. The image was taken from the north side of Elm Street.
Image of mourners and memorial flowers in Dealey Plaza after the assassination
11/24/1963
Photographs
Flowers
Memorials
Dealey Plaza
Mourners
Elm Street
Crowds
Tributes
Dallas
Cardboard, Film
2 × 2 in. (5.1 × 5.1 cm)
Rudy and Vera Clauss Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
2018.006.0028
After the assassination, Rudy and Vera Clauss apparently visited Dealey Plaza around noon on Saturday, November 23, where they took a series of photographs (2018.006.17 to 2018.006.24). They then returned the following afternoon on Sunday, November 24, to take additional photographs (2018.006.0025 to 2018.006.0038) as well as an 8mm home movie (2018.006.0001). -- Stephen Fagin, Curator