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 the crowd on Main Street after the presidential motorcade passed by

Original 35mm black and white negative taken by Dallas Times Herald staff photographer Bill Beal. This image shows the crowd on Main Street spilling into the street after the presidential motorcade passed by. The image was taken from a balcony at the Adolphus Hotel.

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Object title:

Image of the crowd on Main Street after the presidential motorcade passed by

Date:

11/22/1963

Terms:

Main Street

Crowds

Photographs

Beal, Bill

Dallas Times Herald

Adolphus Hotel

Dallas
Medium:

Film

Dimensions:

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

Credit line:

Bill Beal, photographer, Dallas Times Herald Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

1989.100.0011.0014

Curatorial Note:

This post-motorcade image, showing so many happy, smiling faces, was taken about two minutes before the assassination. - Gary Mack, Curator

Since 1989, the Museum has recorded over 1,500 oral history interviews, many with Dallas motorcade spectators. The institution's ongoing Oral History Project continues to seek recollections on the life, death, and legacy of President Kennedy. If you recognize anyone in this photograph, or if you or someone you know caught a glimpse of President Kennedy in Dallas, please contact the Museum. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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Image of the crowd on Main Street after the presidential motorcade passed by

Original 35mm black and white negative taken by Dallas Times Herald staff photographer Bill Beal. This image shows the crowd on Main Street spilling into the street after the presidential motorcade passed by. The image was taken from a balcony at the Adolphus Hotel.

Object Details
Object title:

Image of the crowd on Main Street after the presidential motorcade passed by

Date:

11/22/1963

Terms:

Main Street

Crowds

Photographs

Beal, Bill

Dallas Times Herald

Adolphus Hotel

Dallas

Medium:

Film

Dimensions:

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

Credit line:

Bill Beal, photographer, Dallas Times Herald Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

1989.100.0011.0014

Curatorial Note:

This post-motorcade image, showing so many happy, smiling faces, was taken about two minutes before the assassination. - Gary Mack, Curator

Since 1989, the Museum has recorded over 1,500 oral history interviews, many with Dallas motorcade spectators. The institution's ongoing Oral History Project continues to seek recollections on the life, death, and legacy of President Kennedy. If you recognize anyone in this photograph, or if you or someone you know caught a glimpse of President Kennedy in Dallas, please contact the Museum. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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