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Image of the empty presidential limousine waiting at Dallas Love Field
Original black and white 35mm negative by Dallas Morning News chief photographer Tom Dillard. The image shows the interior of the presidential limousine nearly two hours before the assassination and about one hour before the presidential party’s arrival at Love Field for the motorcade through Dallas.At far left is Dallas Morning News photographer Jack Beers and the tall man beyond the car is Secret Service agent George Hickey.
Image of the empty presidential limousine waiting at Dallas Love Field
11/22/1963
Film
1 x 1 1/2 in. (2.5 x 3.8 cm)
Tom C. Dillard Collection, The Dallas Morning News/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
1994.003.0002.0002
The fabric bearing the presidential seal seen inside the left rear door is the front portion of a lap robe that was wrapped around a pole and stored inside the presidential limousine. Each rear door had a matching lap robe (or blanket) installed, a unique feature of the custom-built presidential limousine, that was meant to be removed and used to keep warm in cold temperatures. Neither lap robe was used on November 22, 1963. One of them, believed to be the one stored on Jackie Kennedy's side of the vehicle (seen here), is now part of the Museum's Collection: https://emuseum.jfk.org/objects/54299. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator
This photograph clearly demonstrates that the middle jump seats, where Governor and Mrs. Connally were seated, were several inches lower than the rear seat of the presidential limousine. When unfolded, the Connallys placed their feet in the small space where the seats are stored in this photograph. This is a significant point when considering the single or "magic" bullet theory. Inaccurate models place President Kennedy and Governor Connally at the same height in perfect alignment. In reality, at the time of the shooting, Govenor Connally was approximately four inches lower than President Kennedy and three inches further inboard. In his 1964 Warren Commission testimony, Governor Connally estimated that the Kennedys were seated "approximately six inches higher than the jump seats on which Mrs. Connally and I sat." -- Stephen Fagin, Curator
Object featured in special exhibition, Two Days in Texas, November 8, 2023 through September 28, 2024.
Image of the empty presidential limousine waiting at Dallas Love Field
Original black and white 35mm negative by Dallas Morning News chief photographer Tom Dillard. The image shows the interior of the presidential limousine nearly two hours before the assassination and about one hour before the presidential party’s arrival at Love Field for the motorcade through Dallas.At far left is Dallas Morning News photographer Jack Beers and the tall man beyond the car is Secret Service agent George Hickey.
Image of the empty presidential limousine waiting at Dallas Love Field
11/22/1963
Limousine
Photographs
Trip to Texas
Beers, Jack
Hickey, George
Dillard, Tom C.
Kennedy, John F.
The Dallas Morning News
Love Field
Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce
Dallas
Film
1 x 1 1/2 in. (2.5 x 3.8 cm)
Tom C. Dillard Collection, The Dallas Morning News/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
1994.003.0002.0002
The fabric bearing the presidential seal seen inside the left rear door is the front portion of a lap robe that was wrapped around a pole and stored inside the presidential limousine. Each rear door had a matching lap robe (or blanket) installed, a unique feature of the custom-built presidential limousine, that was meant to be removed and used to keep warm in cold temperatures. Neither lap robe was used on November 22, 1963. One of them, believed to be the one stored on Jackie Kennedy's side of the vehicle (seen here), is now part of the Museum's Collection: https://emuseum.jfk.org/objects/54299. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator
This photograph clearly demonstrates that the middle jump seats, where Governor and Mrs. Connally were seated, were several inches lower than the rear seat of the presidential limousine. When unfolded, the Connallys placed their feet in the small space where the seats are stored in this photograph. This is a significant point when considering the single or "magic" bullet theory. Inaccurate models place President Kennedy and Governor Connally at the same height in perfect alignment. In reality, at the time of the shooting, Govenor Connally was approximately four inches lower than President Kennedy and three inches further inboard. In his 1964 Warren Commission testimony, Governor Connally estimated that the Kennedys were seated "approximately six inches higher than the jump seats on which Mrs. Connally and I sat." -- Stephen Fagin, Curator
Object featured in special exhibition, Two Days in Texas, November 8, 2023 through September 28, 2024.
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