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

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Image 9 from Negative Strip 1: Fort Worth of President John F. Kennedy

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Image 9 from Negative Strip 1: Fort Worth of President John F. Kennedy

Original 35mm black and white negative taken by Dallas Times Herald staff photographer William Allen. This image shows President Kennedy in Fort Worth waiting to speak 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 #9 on section 2 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 waiting to speak outside Hotel Texas

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Object title:

Image 9 from Negative Strip 1: Fort Worth of President John F. Kennedy

Date:

11/22/1963

Terms:

Photographs

Hotel Texas

Parking lot speech

Fort Worth

Dallas Times Herald
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:

1989.100.0001.0009

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Image 9 from Negative Strip 1: Fort Worth of President John F. Kennedy

Original 35mm black and white negative taken by Dallas Times Herald staff photographer William Allen. This image shows President Kennedy in Fort Worth waiting to speak 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 #9 on section 2 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 waiting to speak outside Hotel Texas

Object Details
Object title:

Image 9 from Negative Strip 1: Fort Worth of President John F. Kennedy

Date:

11/22/1963

Terms:

Photographs

Hotel Texas

Parking lot speech

Fort Worth

Dallas Times Herald

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:

1989.100.0001.0009

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