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January 2, 1960

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Image of President Kennedy with crowds outside the Hotel Texas

Original 35mm black and white negative taken by Dallas Times Herald staff photographer William Allen. This image shows the back of President Kennedy's head in the foreground as he shakes hands with the crowd at the end of his speech in the parking lot of the Hotel Texas in Fort Worth on the morning of November 22, 1963.

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Image of President Kennedy with crowds outside the Hotel Texas

Date:

11/22/1963

Terms:

Fort Worth

Parking lot speech

Crowds

Photographs

Allen, William

Kennedy, John F.

Dallas Times Herald

Hotel Texas
Medium:

Film

Dimensions:

15/16 x 1 7/16 in. (2.4 x 3.6 cm)

Credit line:

William Allen, photographer, Dallas Times Herald Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

1989.100.0002.0011

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Image of President Kennedy with crowds outside the Hotel Texas

Original 35mm black and white negative taken by Dallas Times Herald staff photographer William Allen. This image shows the back of President Kennedy's head in the foreground as he shakes hands with the crowd at the end of his speech in the parking lot of the Hotel Texas in Fort Worth on the morning of November 22, 1963.

Object Details
Object title:

Image of President Kennedy with crowds outside the Hotel Texas

Date:

11/22/1963

Terms:

Fort Worth

Parking lot speech

Crowds

Photographs

Allen, William

Kennedy, John F.

Dallas Times Herald

Hotel Texas

Medium:

Film

Dimensions:

15/16 x 1 7/16 in. (2.4 x 3.6 cm)

Credit line:

William Allen, photographer, Dallas Times Herald Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

1989.100.0002.0011

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