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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Photograph of John F. Kennedy campaigning in Grand Prairie, Texas

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Photograph of John F. Kennedy campaigning in Grand Prairie, Texas

Original black and white photographic print taken by Frank Muto, showing Senator John F. Kennedy greeting supporters at Main and Center streets in Grand Prairie, Texas, during the 1960 presidential campaign.

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Object title:

Photograph of John F. Kennedy campaigning in Grand Prairie, Texas

Date:

09/13/1960

Terms:

Crowds

1960 presidential election

Presidential campaign

Photographs

Muto, Frank

Kennedy, John F.

Grand Prairie
Medium:

Paper

Dimensions:

8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)

Credit line:

Frank Muto photographer, Gregory Clock Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

1996.021.0001

Curatorial Note:

A part of Dallas County, Grand Prairie is approximately thirteen miles west of downtown Dallas. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

This image comes from the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library & Museum. - Lindsey Richardson, Curator of Collections

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Photograph of John F. Kennedy campaigning in Grand Prairie, Texas

Original black and white photographic print taken by Frank Muto, showing Senator John F. Kennedy greeting supporters at Main and Center streets in Grand Prairie, Texas, during the 1960 presidential campaign.

Object Details
Object title:

Photograph of John F. Kennedy campaigning in Grand Prairie, Texas

Date:

09/13/1960

Terms:

Crowds

1960 presidential election

Presidential campaign

Photographs

Muto, Frank

Kennedy, John F.

Grand Prairie

Medium:

Paper

Dimensions:

8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)

Credit line:

Frank Muto photographer, Gregory Clock Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

1996.021.0001

Curatorial Note:

A part of Dallas County, Grand Prairie is approximately thirteen miles west of downtown Dallas. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

This image comes from the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library & Museum. - Lindsey Richardson, Curator of Collections

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