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: Kennedy's presidential campaign button features his face on a background of red, white and blue stripes.

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Image of Texas School Book Depository after the assassination, Slide #26

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Image of Texas School Book Depository after the assassination, Slide #26

Original 35mm color slide by amateur photographer Jerry Mainer. Image shows the Texas School Book Depository building and the Dal-Tex building across Houston Street on the afternoon of November 23, 1963, the day after the assassination of President Kennedy. The image was taken from Dealey Plaza on the north side of Elm Street.

Object Details
Object title:

Image of Texas School Book Depository after the assassination, Slide #26

Date:

11/23/1963

Terms:

Dealey Plaza

Photographs

Elm Street

Houston Street

Dal-Tex Building

Texas School Book Depository

Dallas
Medium:

Film

Dimensions:

2 x 2 in. (5.1 x 5.1 cm)

Credit line:

Jerry Mainer Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2001.004.0022

Curatorial Note:

The slides are numbered sequentially starting at #4 and going through #36, skipping #20, for a total of 32 slides. They were donated to the Museum like this, and it is unknown what happened to the missing slides from this sequence. - Stephanie Allen-Givens, Collections and Exhibits Manager

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Image of Texas School Book Depository after the assassination, Slide #26

Original 35mm color slide by amateur photographer Jerry Mainer. Image shows the Texas School Book Depository building and the Dal-Tex building across Houston Street on the afternoon of November 23, 1963, the day after the assassination of President Kennedy. The image was taken from Dealey Plaza on the north side of Elm Street.

Object Details
Object title:

Image of Texas School Book Depository after the assassination, Slide #26

Date:

11/23/1963

Terms:

Dealey Plaza

Photographs

Elm Street

Houston Street

Dal-Tex Building

Texas School Book Depository

Dallas

Medium:

Film

Dimensions:

2 x 2 in. (5.1 x 5.1 cm)

Credit line:

Jerry Mainer Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2001.004.0022

Curatorial Note:

The slides are numbered sequentially starting at #4 and going through #36, skipping #20, for a total of 32 slides. They were donated to the Museum like this, and it is unknown what happened to the missing slides from this sequence. - Stephanie Allen-Givens, Collections and Exhibits Manager

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