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Image of a police motorcycle and the crowd on Main Street
Image of a police motorcycle and the crowd on Main Street

Image of a police motorcycle and the crowd on Main Street

Object number1989.100.0011.0017
Date11/22/1963
ClassificationsPhotographs
Photographer Bill Beal
ObjectNegative (b&w)
Credit LineBill Beal, 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)
Collections
DescriptionOriginal 35mm black and white negative taken by Dallas Times Herald staff photographer Bill Beal. This image shows a police motorcycle moving through the crowd on Main Street after the presidential motorcade passed by. The image was taken from a balcony at the Adolphus Hotel.
Curatorial Commentary
Since 1989, the Museum has recorded over 1,500 oral history interviews, many with Dallas motorcade spectators. The institution's ongoing Oral History Project continues to seek recollections on the life, death, and legacy of President Kennedy. If you recognize anyone in this photograph, or if you or someone you know caught a glimpse of President Kennedy in Dallas, please contact the Museum. - Stephen Fagin, Curator
This post-motorcade image, showing so many happy, smiling faces, was taken a minutes or two before the assassination. - Gary Mack, Curator