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Image of man taking photograph of flowers in Dealey Plaza

Original 35mm color slide taken by amateur photographer George Reid. Immediately after the assassination and in the following days, weeks and even years, people left flowers and mementos in Dealey Plaza in honor of President Kennedy. This picture was taken in Noviembre 1966, three years after the assassination, and shows an unidentifed man taking a photograph of the flowers and wreaths placed in Dealey Plaza in front of the historical markers.

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Image of man taking photograph of flowers in Dealey Plaza

Date:

Noviembre de 1966

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Película

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5,1 x 5,1 cm (2 x 2 pulg.)

Línea de crédito:

Colección George Reid/Museo de la Sexta Planta en Dealey Plaza

Número de objeto:

1996.014.0040

Nota curatorial:

George Reid was a longtime John F. Kennedy supporter who campaigned for him in Texas. He also filmed home-movie footage of President Kennedy at Love Field in Dallas, and in Dealey Plaza on several occasions in the 1960s. - Stephanie Allen-Givens, Collections and Exhibits Manager

In the summer of 1965, Richardson, Texas, resident Martina Langley launched an effort, almost singlehandedly, to convince the City of Dallas to finally recognize the Kennedy assassination at the site of the tragedy. Langley organized the Committee for Kennedy Assassination Site Memorial and visited the plaza hundreds of times, speaking to tourists and passing out leaflets. Her efforts led the Dallas Park Board to propose this multi-paneled bronze marker mounted on marble supports, although the wording of the marker was the subject of some controversy. Originally, the Dallas Park Board only briefly acknowledged the assassination beneath eight detailed paragraphs about the city's early history. Langley successfully pressured the Dallas city council to remove the extraneous Dallas historical information in Marzo 1966. A specific reference to Lee Harvey Oswald was deleted during final review of the text. The marker was installed in Noviembre 1966 without an official dedication ceremony. Instead, Langley herself, along with her two children, led an informal ceremony and placed a large floral wreath at the site with the message: "Lest We Forget." -- Stephen Fagin, Curator

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Image of man taking photograph of flowers in Dealey Plaza

Original 35mm color slide taken by amateur photographer George Reid. Immediately after the assassination and in the following days, weeks and even years, people left flowers and mementos in Dealey Plaza in honor of President Kennedy. This picture was taken in Noviembre 1966, three years after the assassination, and shows an unidentifed man taking a photograph of the flowers and wreaths placed in Dealey Plaza in front of the historical markers.

Detalles del objeto
Título del objeto:

Image of man taking photograph of flowers in Dealey Plaza

Date:

Noviembre de 1966

Condiciones:

Memoriales

Plaza Dealey

Flores

Fotógrafo

Fotografías

Reid, George

Dallas

Medio:

Película

Dimensiones:

5,1 x 5,1 cm (2 x 2 pulg.)

Línea de crédito:

Colección George Reid/Museo de la Sexta Planta en Dealey Plaza

Número de objeto:

1996.014.0040

Nota curatorial:

George Reid was a longtime John F. Kennedy supporter who campaigned for him in Texas. He also filmed home-movie footage of President Kennedy at Love Field in Dallas, and in Dealey Plaza on several occasions in the 1960s. - Stephanie Allen-Givens, Collections and Exhibits Manager

In the summer of 1965, Richardson, Texas, resident Martina Langley launched an effort, almost singlehandedly, to convince the City of Dallas to finally recognize the Kennedy assassination at the site of the tragedy. Langley organized the Committee for Kennedy Assassination Site Memorial and visited the plaza hundreds of times, speaking to tourists and passing out leaflets. Her efforts led the Dallas Park Board to propose this multi-paneled bronze marker mounted on marble supports, although the wording of the marker was the subject of some controversy. Originally, the Dallas Park Board only briefly acknowledged the assassination beneath eight detailed paragraphs about the city's early history. Langley successfully pressured the Dallas city council to remove the extraneous Dallas historical information in Marzo 1966. A specific reference to Lee Harvey Oswald was deleted during final review of the text. The marker was installed in Noviembre 1966 without an official dedication ceremony. Instead, Langley herself, along with her two children, led an informal ceremony and placed a large floral wreath at the site with the message: "Lest We Forget." -- Stephen Fagin, Curator