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Photograph of a scale model of Dealey Plaza from the John F. Kennedy Museum
Photograph of a scale model of Dealey Plaza from the John F. Kennedy Museum

Photograph of a scale model of Dealey Plaza from the John F. Kennedy Museum

Object number2000.048.0461
Date11/23/1979
ClassificationsPhotographs
Photographer Jeanne Reilly
ObjectPhotograph (color)
Credit LineJeanne Reilly Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumPaper
Dimensions3 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. (8.9 x 11.4 cm)
DescriptionColor photograph of a scale model of Dealey Plaza that was displayed at the John F. Kennedy Museum located at the corners of Elm and Houston streets in Dallas in the 1970s. The picture was taken by Jeanne Reilly, a Dallas resident and Kennedy collector. She wrote on the back in blue ink: "2-23 Nov 1979, inside JFK museum, Route where motorcade was going from Love field to Texas School Book Depository where Lee Harvey Oswald shot JFK, #2 of 3, 11/24".
Curatorial Commentary
The John F. Kennedy Museum, located in the former Dal-Tex building, was open from 1970 to 1982.  Owners John and Estelle Sissom of Dallas created what was briefly one of the city's leading tourist attractions.  The centerpiece of the display was a multimedia presentation entitled "The Incredible Hours" (seen here).  In this presentation, a series of lights would follow the path of the Kennedy motorcade through a detailed model of Dealey Plaza and downtown Dallas. "The Incredible Hours" also utilized narration, music, and slide projectors.  A small portion of this model is today part of the collections at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza. - Stephen Fagin, Curator