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 of the crowd on Main Street after the presidential motorcade passed by

Original 35mm black and white negative taken by Dallas Times Herald and United Press International newspaper photographer Darryl Heikes. This image shows the crowd on Main Street after the presidential motorcade passed by.

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Object title:

Image of the crowd on Main Street after the presidential motorcade passed by

Date:

11/22/1963

Terms:

Main Street

Crowds

Photographs

Heikes, Darryl

Dallas Times Herald

Dallas
Medium:

Film

Dimensions:

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

Credit line:

Darryl Heikes, photographer, Dallas Times Herald Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

1989.100.0009.0005

Curatorial Note:

This picture seems to show an odd scene. After the motorcade passed by, people would be expected to return to work or head off to lunch, but these images show them swarming all over Main Street. Where's the traffic? Had Dallas Police really closed off the street this long after the parade ended? This location, just west of the Main & Harwood intersection, was too far from Dealey Plaza to have heard any shots, but some in the crowd certainly had portable radios and may have learned about a shooting. Or Mr. Heikes may have simply caught people just meandering about as he finished up his roll of film. - Gary Mack, Curator

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Image of the crowd on Main Street after the presidential motorcade passed by

Original 35mm black and white negative taken by Dallas Times Herald and United Press International newspaper photographer Darryl Heikes. This image shows the crowd on Main Street after the presidential motorcade passed by.

Object Details
Object title:

Image of the crowd on Main Street after the presidential motorcade passed by

Date:

11/22/1963

Terms:

Main Street

Crowds

Photographs

Heikes, Darryl

Dallas Times Herald

Dallas

Medium:

Film

Dimensions:

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

Credit line:

Darryl Heikes, photographer, Dallas Times Herald Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

1989.100.0009.0005

Curatorial Note:

This picture seems to show an odd scene. After the motorcade passed by, people would be expected to return to work or head off to lunch, but these images show them swarming all over Main Street. Where's the traffic? Had Dallas Police really closed off the street this long after the parade ended? This location, just west of the Main & Harwood intersection, was too far from Dealey Plaza to have heard any shots, but some in the crowd certainly had portable radios and may have learned about a shooting. Or Mr. Heikes may have simply caught people just meandering about as he finished up his roll of film. - Gary Mack, Curator

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