Image of the Kennedys greeting Annie Dunbar at Love Field
Object number1989.100.0005.0012
Date11/22/1963
ClassificationsPhotographs
Photographer
Eamon Kennedy
ObjectNegative (b&w)
Credit LineEamon Kennedy, 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 a Dallas Times Herald staff photographer. This image shows President and Mrs. Kennedy greeting Kennedy supporter Annie Dunbar at Love Field on the morning of November 22, 1963. Mrs. Kennedy's Secret Service agent Clint Hill stands behind her, wearing sunglasses. Senator Ralph Yarborough can be seen at the right edge of the picture, smiling.
The images on this negative strip were taken by Dallas Times Herald staff photographer Eamon Kennedy. There were three photographers at Love Field that day: John Mazziotta, Bob Jackson and Eamon Kennedy.
Curatorial CommentaryStanding behind Mrs. Kennedy, wearing sunglasses, is U.S. Secret Service agent Clint Hill, who would later jump onto the back of the presidential limousine during the assassination. Smiling on the far right is U.S. Senator Ralph Yarborough of Texas. - Stephen Fagin, Curator
