Image of Akard Street prior to Kennedy campaign parade on September 13, 1960
Object number2005.018.0001
Date09/13/1960
ClassificationsPhotographs
Photographer
Anita Hansen
ObjectSlide
Credit LineAnita Hansen Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumFilm
Dimensions2 x 2 in. (5.1 x 5.1 cm)
Collections
DescriptionOriginal 35mm color slide on Kodak Ektachrome Transparency Film taken by local amateur photographer Anita Hansen showing crowds lined up in downtown Dallas prior to a parade held for visiting Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kennedy on September 13, 1960. The photographer stood on Akard Street near the northwest corner of the intersection with Jackson Street, looking south along Akard Street. Crowds have begun to gather and are looking up the street in anticipation while several cars are visible driving south on Akard Street.
