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Image of the crowd on Main Street awaiting the presidential motorcade
Original 35mm black and white negative taken by Dallas Times Herald staff photographer Bill Beal. This image shows the crowd gathered on Main Street awaiting the presidential motorcade. The image was taken from a balcony at the Adolphus Hotel.
Image of the crowd on Main Street awaiting the presidential motorcade
11/22/1963
Film
15/16 x 1 7/16 in. (2.4 x 3.6 cm)
Bill Beal, photographer, Dallas Times Herald Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
1989.100.0010.0003
This photo and the others taken from the Adolphus by Bill Beal is a remarkable photographic record for it shows people of all ages and races standing side by side waiting for that rare chance to see a president in person. Dallas Police and reporters estimated the crowd along the motorcade route was somewhere between 150-200,000 people, which was nearly half the population of the entire city of Dallas. Granted, some may have been more interested in seeing Jacqueline Kennedy than the president, but all took time out of their day to stand with others for a special moment. The Adolphus Hotel balcony was removed years ago, but the hotel, just west of the Main and Akard intersection, offered a superb view of both the motorcade and anxious Dallas residents. The assassination happened about two minutes after passing this spot. - Gary Mack, Curator
Image of the crowd on Main Street awaiting the presidential motorcade
Original 35mm black and white negative taken by Dallas Times Herald staff photographer Bill Beal. This image shows the crowd gathered on Main Street awaiting the presidential motorcade. The image was taken from a balcony at the Adolphus Hotel.
Image of the crowd on Main Street awaiting the presidential motorcade
11/22/1963
Main Street
Crowds
Motorcade
Photographs
Beal, Bill
Dallas Times Herald
Adolphus Hotel
Dallas
Film
15/16 x 1 7/16 in. (2.4 x 3.6 cm)
Bill Beal, photographer, Dallas Times Herald Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
1989.100.0010.0003
This photo and the others taken from the Adolphus by Bill Beal is a remarkable photographic record for it shows people of all ages and races standing side by side waiting for that rare chance to see a president in person. Dallas Police and reporters estimated the crowd along the motorcade route was somewhere between 150-200,000 people, which was nearly half the population of the entire city of Dallas. Granted, some may have been more interested in seeing Jacqueline Kennedy than the president, but all took time out of their day to stand with others for a special moment. The Adolphus Hotel balcony was removed years ago, but the hotel, just west of the Main and Akard intersection, offered a superb view of both the motorcade and anxious Dallas residents. The assassination happened about two minutes after passing this spot. - Gary Mack, Curator
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