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 gathered at Love Field to welcome President Kennedy to Dallas

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Image of the crowd gathered at Love Field to welcome President Kennedy to Dallas

Original black and white 35mm negative by Dallas Morning News chief photographer Tom Dillard. The image shows a portion of the crowd at Love Field waiting on the arrival of the Kennedys for the motorcade through Dallas on November 22, 1963. The crowd is behind a rope barrier, and a woman in the center of the image holds a sign welcoming President Kennedy to Dallas.

Object Details
Object title:

Image of the crowd gathered at Love Field to welcome President Kennedy to Dallas

Date:

11/22/1963

Terms:

Crowds

Photographs

Sign

Dillard, Tom C.

The Dallas Morning News

Love Field

Dallas
Medium:

Film

Dimensions:

15/16 × 1 7/16 in. (2.4 × 3.6 cm)

Credit line:

Tom C. Dillard Collection, The Dallas Morning News/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

1994.003.0006.0006

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Image of the crowd gathered at Love Field to welcome President Kennedy to Dallas

Original black and white 35mm negative by Dallas Morning News chief photographer Tom Dillard. The image shows a portion of the crowd at Love Field waiting on the arrival of the Kennedys for the motorcade through Dallas on November 22, 1963. The crowd is behind a rope barrier, and a woman in the center of the image holds a sign welcoming President Kennedy to Dallas.

Object Details
Object title:

Image of the crowd gathered at Love Field to welcome President Kennedy to Dallas

Date:

11/22/1963

Terms:

Crowds

Photographs

Sign

Dillard, Tom C.

The Dallas Morning News

Love Field

Dallas

Medium:

Film

Dimensions:

15/16 × 1 7/16 in. (2.4 × 3.6 cm)

Credit line:

Tom C. Dillard Collection, The Dallas Morning News/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

1994.003.0006.0006

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