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Photograph of the presidential limousine driving down Turtle Creek Boulevard
Photograph of the presidential limousine driving down Turtle Creek Boulevard

Photograph of the presidential limousine driving down Turtle Creek Boulevard

Object number1996.042.0002
Date11/22/1963
ClassificationsPhotographs
ObjectPhotograph (b&w)
Credit LineIvan Sharp Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumPaper, Photo
Dimensions3 x 4 1/2 in. (7.6 x 11.4 cm)
Collections
DescriptionOriginal black and white photograph of President John F. Kennedy's presidential limousine on Turtle Creek Boulevard in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963. The photograph was taken as the motorcade was approaching the intersection at Hall Street. The limousine is seen driving towards the viewer with two police motorcycles and the Secret Service car visible to the left of and behind the limousine. President Kennedy is visible in the backseat of the limousine resting his arm on the top of the door and looking to his right. A crowd of people is partially visible on the far left side of the photograph. A uniformed policeman stands in the street on the right side of the photograph. The photograph has a white border around all sides with "NOV 63" printed centered at the top.