Black and white photograph of crowd in Dealey Plaza
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Black and white photograph of crowd in Dealey Plaza
Black and white photographic print taken by amateur photographer George Reid sometime after 1966 in Dallas, Texas. Image shows a crowd of people looking at the historical marker plaques in Dealey Plaza with the intersection of Elm Street and Houston Street as well as the Dal-Tex building visible in the background.
Black and white photograph of crowd in Dealey Plaza
1967
Paper
3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (8.9 x 8.9 cm)
George Reid Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
1997.056.0173
In the summer of 1965, Richardson, Texas, resident Martina Langley launched an effort, almost singlehandedly, to convince the City of Dallas to finally recognize the Kennedy assassination at the site of the tragedy. Langley organized the Committee for Kennedy Assassination Site Memorial and visited the plaza hundreds of times, speaking to tourists and passing out leaflets. Her efforts led the Dallas Park Board to propose this multi-paneled bronze marker mounted on marble supports, although the wording of the marker was the subject of some controversy. Originally, the Dallas Park Board only briefly acknowledged the assassination beneath eight detailed paragraphs about the city's early history. Langley successfully pressured the Dallas city council to remove the extraneous Dallas historical information in March 1966. A specific reference to Lee Harvey Oswald was deleted during final review of the text. The marker was installed in November 1966 without an official dedication ceremony. Instead, Langley herself, along with her two children, led an informal ceremony and placed a large floral wreath at the site with the message: "Lest We Forget." -- Stephen Fagin, Curator
Black and white photograph of crowd in Dealey Plaza
Black and white photographic print taken by amateur photographer George Reid sometime after 1966 in Dallas, Texas. Image shows a crowd of people looking at the historical marker plaques in Dealey Plaza with the intersection of Elm Street and Houston Street as well as the Dal-Tex building visible in the background.
Black and white photograph of crowd in Dealey Plaza
1967
Photographs
Dealey Plaza
Crowds
Kennedy marker
Photographer
Historical marker
Elm Street
Houston Street
Dal-Tex Building
Dallas
Paper
3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (8.9 x 8.9 cm)
George Reid Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
1997.056.0173
In the summer of 1965, Richardson, Texas, resident Martina Langley launched an effort, almost singlehandedly, to convince the City of Dallas to finally recognize the Kennedy assassination at the site of the tragedy. Langley organized the Committee for Kennedy Assassination Site Memorial and visited the plaza hundreds of times, speaking to tourists and passing out leaflets. Her efforts led the Dallas Park Board to propose this multi-paneled bronze marker mounted on marble supports, although the wording of the marker was the subject of some controversy. Originally, the Dallas Park Board only briefly acknowledged the assassination beneath eight detailed paragraphs about the city's early history. Langley successfully pressured the Dallas city council to remove the extraneous Dallas historical information in March 1966. A specific reference to Lee Harvey Oswald was deleted during final review of the text. The marker was installed in November 1966 without an official dedication ceremony. Instead, Langley herself, along with her two children, led an informal ceremony and placed a large floral wreath at the site with the message: "Lest We Forget." -- Stephen Fagin, Curator
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