Image of mourners and memorial flowers in Dealey Plaza after the assassination

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Image of mourners and memorial flowers in Dealey Plaza after the assassination

Original 35mm color slide of mourners in Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas. The image was taken by amateur photographers Rudy and Vera Clauss on Sunday, November 24, 1963, two days after the assassination of President Kennedy. The image shows crowds of mourners gathered in Dealey Plaza looking at groups of memorial flowers and tributes to President Kennedy. Elm Street, Commerce Street, and Main Street can be seen packed with vehicles as people drive by the tragic site.

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Image of mourners and memorial flowers in Dealey Plaza after the assassination

Date:

11/24/1963

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Cardboard, Film

Dimensions:

2 × 2 in. (5.1 × 5.1 cm)

Credit line:

Rudy and Vera Clauss Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2018.006.0033

Curatorial Note:

After the assassination, Rudy and Vera Clauss apparently visited Dealey Plaza around noon on Saturday, November 23, where they took a series of photographs (2018.006.17 to 2018.006.24). They then returned the following afternoon on Sunday, November 24, to take additional photographs (2018.006.0025 to 2018.006.0038) as well as an 8mm home movie (2018.006.0001). -- Stephen Fagin, Curator

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Image of mourners and memorial flowers in Dealey Plaza after the assassination

Original 35mm color slide of mourners in Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas. The image was taken by amateur photographers Rudy and Vera Clauss on Sunday, November 24, 1963, two days after the assassination of President Kennedy. The image shows crowds of mourners gathered in Dealey Plaza looking at groups of memorial flowers and tributes to President Kennedy. Elm Street, Commerce Street, and Main Street can be seen packed with vehicles as people drive by the tragic site.

Object Details
Object title:

Image of mourners and memorial flowers in Dealey Plaza after the assassination

Date:

11/24/1963

Terms:

Photographs

Mourners

Flowers

Memorials

Dealey Plaza

Elm Street

Main Street

Commerce Street

Crowds

Tributes

Dallas

Medium:

Cardboard, Film

Dimensions:

2 × 2 in. (5.1 × 5.1 cm)

Credit line:

Rudy and Vera Clauss Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2018.006.0033

Curatorial Note:

After the assassination, Rudy and Vera Clauss apparently visited Dealey Plaza around noon on Saturday, November 23, where they took a series of photographs (2018.006.17 to 2018.006.24). They then returned the following afternoon on Sunday, November 24, to take additional photographs (2018.006.0025 to 2018.006.0038) as well as an 8mm home movie (2018.006.0001). -- Stephen Fagin, Curator