Image of the presidential limousine on Main Street, passing the Adolphus Hotel

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Image of the presidential limousine on Main Street, passing the Adolphus Hotel

Original 35mm black and white negative by Dallas Times Herald photographer Bill Beal. This image shows the Kennedy limousine in Dallas on Main Street, shortly after passing the Adolphus Hotel balcony. President Kennedy sat in the right rear with his wife Jacqueline to his left; in front of them were Texas Governor John Connally on the right and his wife, Nellie, with Secret Service agents Bill Greer driving and Roy Kellerman to his right. Secret Service Agent Clint Hill rode on the rear bumper briefly at this location.

Object Details
Object title:

Image of the presidential limousine on Main Street, passing the Adolphus Hotel

Date:

11/22/1963

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:

1989.100.0011.0009

Curatorial Note:

Such exposed journeys are unthinkable today, but in 1963 open motorcades were normal. In fact, Kennedy rode in several motorcades in the planned five-city tour of Texas and most of them were in an open limousine. Kennedy's people in the White House, who organized much of the Texas visit, made it clear that the car's removable hard top and clear plastic "bubble top" should be kept off except for bad weather. Their thinking was that the parades were opportunities for crowds to clearly see the President and First Lady. - Gary Mack, Curator

Image of the presidential limousine on Main Street, passing the Adolphus Hotel

Original 35mm black and white negative by Dallas Times Herald photographer Bill Beal. This image shows the Kennedy limousine in Dallas on Main Street, shortly after passing the Adolphus Hotel balcony. President Kennedy sat in the right rear with his wife Jacqueline to his left; in front of them were Texas Governor John Connally on the right and his wife, Nellie, with Secret Service agents Bill Greer driving and Roy Kellerman to his right. Secret Service Agent Clint Hill rode on the rear bumper briefly at this location.

Object Details
Object title:

Image of the presidential limousine on Main Street, passing the Adolphus Hotel

Date:

11/22/1963

Terms:

Main Street

Limousine

Motorcade

Crowds

Photographs

Beal, Bill

Connally, Nellie

Kennedy, John F.

Kennedy, Jacqueline

Kellerman, Roy

Greer, William R.

Hill, Clint

Connally, John

Adolphus Hotel

Dallas Times Herald

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:

1989.100.0011.0009

Curatorial Note:

Such exposed journeys are unthinkable today, but in 1963 open motorcades were normal. In fact, Kennedy rode in several motorcades in the planned five-city tour of Texas and most of them were in an open limousine. Kennedy's people in the White House, who organized much of the Texas visit, made it clear that the car's removable hard top and clear plastic "bubble top" should be kept off except for bad weather. Their thinking was that the parades were opportunities for crowds to clearly see the President and First Lady. - Gary Mack, Curator