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 of a camera misfire

Original 35mm black and white negative taken by a Dallas Times Herald staff photographer. This image is a camera misfire. Photographers would sometimes snap a photo of nothing in particular just to make sure that the film was advancing through the camera properly. It is not known whether this misfire was deliberate or accidental.The images on this negative strip were taken by a Dallas Times Herald staff photographer. There were three photographers at Love Field that day: John Mazziotta, Bob Jackson and Eamon Kennedy. It is not known which of the three took these pictures.

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Object title:

Image of a camera misfire

Date:

11/22/1963

Terms:

Photographs

Jackson, Bob

Mazziotta, John

Kennedy, Eamon

Dallas Times Herald

Dallas
Medium:

Film

Dimensions:

1 x 1 1/2 in. (2.5 x 3.8 cm)

Credit line:

Dallas Times Herald Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

1989.100.0004.0002

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Image of a camera misfire

Original 35mm black and white negative taken by a Dallas Times Herald staff photographer. This image is a camera misfire. Photographers would sometimes snap a photo of nothing in particular just to make sure that the film was advancing through the camera properly. It is not known whether this misfire was deliberate or accidental.The images on this negative strip were taken by a Dallas Times Herald staff photographer. There were three photographers at Love Field that day: John Mazziotta, Bob Jackson and Eamon Kennedy. It is not known which of the three took these pictures.

Object Details
Object title:

Image of a camera misfire

Date:

11/22/1963

Terms:

Photographs

Jackson, Bob

Mazziotta, John

Kennedy, Eamon

Dallas Times Herald

Dallas

Medium:

Film

Dimensions:

1 x 1 1/2 in. (2.5 x 3.8 cm)

Credit line:

Dallas Times Herald Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

1989.100.0004.0002

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