Image of two grieving women outside of Parkland Hospital

The two women in this image are deeply stricken by the news of President Kennedy's death. Like many others, they had gathered outside Parkland Hospital after the shooting, hoping to hear that the president would be fine. This image of their emotional reaction is one of the most affecting images in the Museum's collection. If you are able to help us identify the women in the photo, we would be deeply grateful to hear from you. We have always wanted to be able to learn their names. - Lindsey Richardson, Curator of Collections

A native of Ireland, Eamon Kennedy was a staff photographer at the Dallas Times Herald in 1963. On the weekend of the Kennedy assassination, he captured images at Dallas Love Field, Parkland Memorial Hospital, the Texas Theatre in Oak Cliff and Dallas police headquarters. He later covered the 1964 Jack Ruby trial and the Warren Commission's visit to Dallas.

As a longtime friend of the Museum, he recorded several oral history interviews and programs. His interview from May 2014 can be viewed on the Museum’s online collection database here: Eamon Kennedy Oral History – Works – The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza.

Other objects related to Mr. Kennedy, including several of his images, may be found here: Thesaurus – Vocabularies – The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza. - Riley Harris, Collections Cataloger

This object is featured in the Museum's special exhibit, "On Assignment: Dallas Times Herald 1963," which opened on April 29, 2026.