Image of Nixon campaign parade in Dallas on September 12, 1960

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Image of Nixon campaign parade in Dallas on September 12, 1960

Original 35mm color slide on Kodak Kodachrome Transparency Film taken by local amateur photographer Anita Hansen showing crowds lined up in downtown Dallas during a parade held for visiting Republican presidential candidate Richard Nixon on September 12, 1960. The photographer stood on Akard Street near the northwest corner of the intersection with Jackson Street, looking north toward Commerce Street. Crowds line both sides of Akard Street as well as the balcony of the Baker Hotel and in front of the Adolphus Hotel on Commerce Street while several vehicles containing Nixon supporters proceed south on Akard Street.

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Image of Nixon campaign parade in Dallas on September 12, 1960

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09/12/1960

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Film

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2 x 2 in. (5.1 x 5.1 cm)

Credit line:

Anita Hansen Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2005.018.0029

Curatorial Note:

Photographer Anita Hansen returned to this same location on the following day, September 13, 1960, to witness a similar parade featuring Senator John F. Kennedy and his running mate, Senate Majority Leader Lyndon Johnson. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

This signs and banners in this photograph, with slogans like "Youth for Nixon," "Teenagers for Nixon," and "College Students for Nixon," speak to the significance of young people, including those not yet eligible to vote, in the 1960 presidential election. Senator Kennedy had succeeded in energizing much of America's youth in a manner not witnessed in previous presidential elections. While many were not yet old enough to cast a vote, their infectious enthusiasm certainly influenced popular opinion and their support was coveted by both candidates. One of the most popular political buttons of the 1960 campaign read simply: "If I Were 21 I'd Vote for Kennedy." - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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Image of Nixon campaign parade in Dallas on September 12, 1960

Original 35mm color slide on Kodak Kodachrome Transparency Film taken by local amateur photographer Anita Hansen showing crowds lined up in downtown Dallas during a parade held for visiting Republican presidential candidate Richard Nixon on September 12, 1960. The photographer stood on Akard Street near the northwest corner of the intersection with Jackson Street, looking north toward Commerce Street. Crowds line both sides of Akard Street as well as the balcony of the Baker Hotel and in front of the Adolphus Hotel on Commerce Street while several vehicles containing Nixon supporters proceed south on Akard Street.

Object Details
Object title:

Image of Nixon campaign parade in Dallas on September 12, 1960

Date:

09/12/1960

Terms:

1960 presidential election

Motorcade

Downtown Dallas

Presidential campaign

Parade

Crowds

Photographs

Akard Street

Commerce Street

Nixon, Richard M.

Adolphus Hotel

Baker Hotel

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:

2005.018.0029

Curatorial Note:

Photographer Anita Hansen returned to this same location on the following day, September 13, 1960, to witness a similar parade featuring Senator John F. Kennedy and his running mate, Senate Majority Leader Lyndon Johnson. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

This signs and banners in this photograph, with slogans like "Youth for Nixon," "Teenagers for Nixon," and "College Students for Nixon," speak to the significance of young people, including those not yet eligible to vote, in the 1960 presidential election. Senator Kennedy had succeeded in energizing much of America's youth in a manner not witnessed in previous presidential elections. While many were not yet old enough to cast a vote, their infectious enthusiasm certainly influenced popular opinion and their support was coveted by both candidates. One of the most popular political buttons of the 1960 campaign read simply: "If I Were 21 I'd Vote for Kennedy." - Stephen Fagin, Curator