Image of the Kennedys greeting the crowd at Love Field
Object number1989.100.0005.0015
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 the crowd at Love Field on the morning of November 22, 1963. The Secret Service car can be seen at the upper right behind the trunk of presidential limousine.
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 CommentaryThe Secret Service agent at the lower left is Don Lawton, who appears in the live TV broadcast of the motorcade's departure. Lawton, who was scheduled to remain at Love Field and not travel with the motorcade, jokingly shrugged his hands as the cars left, leading conspiracy theorists to falsely conclude Kennedy's security was compromised. - Gary Mack, Curator
