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 Kennedy campaign parade in Dallas on September 13, 1960

Original 35mm color slide on Kodak Ektachrome Transparency Film taken by local amateur photographer Anita Hansen showing a crowd gathered around Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, candidate for Vice President, in downtown Dallas during a parade held on September 13, 1960. The photographer stood on Akard Street near the northwest corner of the intersection with Jackson Street. A crowd of bystanders surround the campaign candidates' vehicle, and only the back of Kennedy and Johnson's heads are visible.

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Object title:

Image of Kennedy campaign parade in Dallas on September 13, 1960

Date:

09/13/1960

Terms:

1960 presidential election

Motorcade

Downtown Dallas

Parade

Kennedy campaign

Presidential campaign

Crowds

Photographs

Akard Street

Kennedy, John F.

Johnson, Lyndon B.

Dallas
Medium:

Film

Dimensions:

2 x 2 in. (5.1 x 5.1 cm)

Credit line:

Anita Hansen Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2005.018.0014

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Image of Kennedy campaign parade in Dallas on September 13, 1960

Original 35mm color slide on Kodak Ektachrome Transparency Film taken by local amateur photographer Anita Hansen showing a crowd gathered around Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, candidate for Vice President, in downtown Dallas during a parade held on September 13, 1960. The photographer stood on Akard Street near the northwest corner of the intersection with Jackson Street. A crowd of bystanders surround the campaign candidates' vehicle, and only the back of Kennedy and Johnson's heads are visible.

Object Details
Object title:

Image of Kennedy campaign parade in Dallas on September 13, 1960

Date:

09/13/1960

Terms:

1960 presidential election

Motorcade

Downtown Dallas

Parade

Kennedy campaign

Presidential campaign

Crowds

Photographs

Akard Street

Kennedy, John F.

Johnson, Lyndon B.

Dallas

Medium:

Film

Dimensions:

2 x 2 in. (5.1 x 5.1 cm)

Credit line:

Anita Hansen Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2005.018.0014

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