Image of flowers in Dealey Plaza several days after the assassination
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Image of flowers in Dealey Plaza several days after the assassination
Original 35mm color slide on Kodak Kodachrome Transparency Film taken by an unknown photographer. Immediately after the assassination and in the following days and weeks, people left flowers and mementos in Dealey Plaza in honor of President Kennedy. This picture was taken on Monday afternoon, November 25, 1963, around the time the president's body was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery. Image shows flowers, wreaths, and notes left by mourners on the grass of Dealey Plaza on the south side of Elm Street. Main Street and Commerce Street are partially visible in the background.
Image of flowers in Dealey Plaza several days after the assassination
11/25/1963
Film
2 x 2 in. (5.1 x 5.1 cm)
Robert Russell Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
1999.034.0006
Dealey Plaza was transformed into a memorial shrine during the weekend of the assassination as mourners left wreaths, floral displays and notecards in memory of President Kennedy. One plaza visitor, George Reid, recalled in his Museum oral history: "People were starting to leave things and then, by Sunday morning, there was quite a bit of stuff there--quite a lot of flowers.... And people were coming down there, and people were standing there crying. People just bawling and just talking to each other, hugging each other, you know. It was an emotional scene that day." - Stephen Fagin, Curator
The photographs donated by Robert Russell were purchased at a yard sale. The photographer is unknown, although details in the pictures, including the rope barrier, suggest they were taken on Monday, November 25, 1963. - Gary Mack, Curator (2000 - 2015)
Image of flowers in Dealey Plaza several days after the assassination
Original 35mm color slide on Kodak Kodachrome Transparency Film taken by an unknown photographer. Immediately after the assassination and in the following days and weeks, people left flowers and mementos in Dealey Plaza in honor of President Kennedy. This picture was taken on Monday afternoon, November 25, 1963, around the time the president's body was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery. Image shows flowers, wreaths, and notes left by mourners on the grass of Dealey Plaza on the south side of Elm Street. Main Street and Commerce Street are partially visible in the background.
Image of flowers in Dealey Plaza several days after the assassination
11/25/1963
Dealey Plaza
Elm Street
Crowds
Memorials
Flowers
Photographs
Tributes
Mourners
Main Street
Commerce Street
Dallas
Film
2 x 2 in. (5.1 x 5.1 cm)
Robert Russell Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
1999.034.0006
Dealey Plaza was transformed into a memorial shrine during the weekend of the assassination as mourners left wreaths, floral displays and notecards in memory of President Kennedy. One plaza visitor, George Reid, recalled in his Museum oral history: "People were starting to leave things and then, by Sunday morning, there was quite a bit of stuff there--quite a lot of flowers.... And people were coming down there, and people were standing there crying. People just bawling and just talking to each other, hugging each other, you know. It was an emotional scene that day." - Stephen Fagin, Curator
The photographs donated by Robert Russell were purchased at a yard sale. The photographer is unknown, although details in the pictures, including the rope barrier, suggest they were taken on Monday, November 25, 1963. - Gary Mack, Curator (2000 - 2015)
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