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.
Image of the presidential limousine on Main Street, passing the Adolphus Hotel
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
1989.100.0011.0009
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.
Image of the presidential limousine on Main Street, passing the Adolphus Hotel
11/22/1963
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
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
1989.100.0011.0009
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
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