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 12 from Negative Strip 1: Fort Worth of President John F. Kennedy giving a speech

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Image 12 from Negative Strip 1: Fort Worth of President John F. Kennedy giving a speech

Original 35mm black and white negative taken by Dallas Times Herald staff photographer William Allen. This image shows President Kennedy in Fort Worth speaking on the morning of November 22, 1963 in the parking lot at the Hotel Texas. The negative is on Kodak Tri-X Pan Film. This image is labeled #12 on section 3 of negative strip 1.The old TMS record for the images on this negative strip attributed the photographs to William Allen. Based on research conducted by collections intern Mark Davies in June and July 2012, curatorial and collections staff concluded that this attribution is correct. (Lindsey Richardson, 7/10/2013)Kennedy speaking in parking lot outside Hotel Texas

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Object title:

Image 12 from Negative Strip 1: Fort Worth of President John F. Kennedy giving a speech

Date:

11/22/1963

Terms:

Photographs

Speeches

Dallas Times Herald

Hotel Texas

Parking lot speech

Fort Worth
Medium:

Film

Dimensions:

15/16 x 1 7/16 in. (2.4 x 3.6 cm)

Credit line:

William Allen, photographer, Dallas Times Herald Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

1989.100.0001.0012

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Image 12 from Negative Strip 1: Fort Worth of President John F. Kennedy giving a speech

Original 35mm black and white negative taken by Dallas Times Herald staff photographer William Allen. This image shows President Kennedy in Fort Worth speaking on the morning of November 22, 1963 in the parking lot at the Hotel Texas. The negative is on Kodak Tri-X Pan Film. This image is labeled #12 on section 3 of negative strip 1.The old TMS record for the images on this negative strip attributed the photographs to William Allen. Based on research conducted by collections intern Mark Davies in June and July 2012, curatorial and collections staff concluded that this attribution is correct. (Lindsey Richardson, 7/10/2013)Kennedy speaking in parking lot outside Hotel Texas

Object Details
Object title:

Image 12 from Negative Strip 1: Fort Worth of President John F. Kennedy giving a speech

Date:

11/22/1963

Terms:

Photographs

Speeches

Dallas Times Herald

Hotel Texas

Parking lot speech

Fort Worth

Medium:

Film

Dimensions:

15/16 x 1 7/16 in. (2.4 x 3.6 cm)

Credit line:

William Allen, photographer, Dallas Times Herald Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

1989.100.0001.0012

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