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Image of Kennedy supporters in a Dallas parade on September 13, 1960
Image of Kennedy supporters in a Dallas parade on September 13, 1960

Image of Kennedy supporters in a Dallas parade on September 13, 1960

Object number2005.018.0007
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 of Kennedy supporters riding in an open car in downtown Dallas parade on September 13, 1960. The photographer stood on Akard Street near the northwest corner of its intersection with Jackson Street. The photo was taken looking east across Akard Street toward the Baker Hotel. A white convertible decorated with red, white, and blue bunting is driving south on Akard Street. The car is filled with women wearing matching red hats. Many of the women are holding signs, the largest of which reads: "VISIT KENNEDY-JOHNSON Campaign Headquarters 1310 MAIN".
Curatorial Commentary
This photo is one of a series believed to have been taken by Dallas resident Anita Hansen, who attended two parades in two days when presidential candidates Richard Nixon and John Kennedy both made campaign stops in the Dallas-Fort Worth area on September 12th and September 13th, 1960. Hansen photographed both parades. Some of her photos were shot on Kodak Ektachrome film which faded badly over the years. This digital scan of the original slide has been color corrected. - Lindsey Richardson, Curator of Collections
The Museum's collection also includes a red hat like the ones seen in this photo - see 2004.043.0001 (https://emuseum.jfk.org/objects/46208/). - Katie Womack, Collections Manager
In 1960, the Dallas campaign office for Senator John F. Kennedy was located at 1310 Main Street. Interestingly, in an FBI inventory of the property recovered from Jack Ruby's home, car and person following his fatal shooting of accused assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, investigators listed a business card for Mr. Joe Fincher, whose business, Graphic House, Inc., was also located at 1310 Main Street in downtown Dallas. - Stephen Fagin, Curator