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Image of President Kennedy speaking outside the Hotel Texas
Image of President Kennedy speaking outside the Hotel Texas

Image of President Kennedy speaking outside the Hotel Texas

Object number1989.100.0001.0013
Date11/22/1963
ClassificationsPhotographs
Photographer William Allen
ObjectNegative (b&w)
Credit LineWilliam Allen, photographer, Dallas Times Herald Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumFilm
Dimensions15/16 x 1 7/16 in. (2.4 x 3.6 cm)
DescriptionOriginal 35mm black and white negative taken by Dallas Times Herald photographer William Allen.This photograph shows President Kennedy speaking in the parking lot of the Hotel Texas in Fort Worth at about 8:45 a.m. on the day of the assassination. Others seen in the photograph are, left to right: Texas State Senator Donley "Don" Kennard (at left edge), Senator Ralph Yarborough, Texas Governor John Connally, and Vice President Lyndon Johnson.
Curatorial Commentary
Across from the spot where Kennedy is standing in this photograph is now the location of a "JFK Tribute" that includes an eight foot bronze sculpture of President Kennedy by Lawrence Ludtke. - Gary Mack, Curator