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.

Listen to an excerpt from the oral history interview with Jacques Lowe, the Kennedys' personal photographer for many years, by clicking "Find out more."

Image: Kennedy's presidential campaign button features his face on a background of red, white and blue stripes.

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Kodak Brownie 8mm movie camera

Kodak 8mm Brownie movie camera used by Texas School Book Depository employee Elsie Dorman to film President Kennedy's motorcade in Dealey Plaza on November 22, 1963. Dorman filmed from the fourth floor of the Book Depository.

Object Details
Object title:

Kodak Brownie 8mm movie camera

Date:

circa 1956

Terms:

Motorcade

Cameras

Eyewitnesses

Films

Dorman, Elsie

Texas School Book Depository

Kodak

Dallas
Medium:

Metal, Glass, Plastic

Dimensions:

5 x 2 1/2 x 6 1/4 in. (12.7 x 6.4 x 15.9 cm)

Credit line:

Elsie Dorman Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2003.050.0001

Curatorial Note:

Elsie Dorman's son, James H. Dorman, recorded an oral history about his late mother and her film on November 18, 2002. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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Kodak Brownie 8mm movie camera

Kodak 8mm Brownie movie camera used by Texas School Book Depository employee Elsie Dorman to film President Kennedy's motorcade in Dealey Plaza on November 22, 1963. Dorman filmed from the fourth floor of the Book Depository.

Object Details
Object title:

Kodak Brownie 8mm movie camera

Date:

circa 1956

Terms:

Motorcade

Cameras

Eyewitnesses

Films

Dorman, Elsie

Texas School Book Depository

Kodak

Dallas

Medium:

Metal, Glass, Plastic

Dimensions:

5 x 2 1/2 x 6 1/4 in. (12.7 x 6.4 x 15.9 cm)

Credit line:

Elsie Dorman Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2003.050.0001

Curatorial Note:

Elsie Dorman's son, James H. Dorman, recorded an oral history about his late mother and her film on November 18, 2002. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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