/internal/media/dispatcher/35269/full35mm color slide of presidential motorcade on Cedar Springs Road11/22/19632 × 2 in. (5.1 × 5.1 cm)Film, cardboardJack A. Titus Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza2012.080.00050One original 35mm Kodakcolor slide of the presidential motorcade on Cedar Springs Road in Dallas, Texas, photographed by Jack Titus on November 22, 1963 from his office building.
This slide is the fifth in a series of 5 slides of the presidential motorcade in Dallas. Each slide shows the limousine with President John F. Kennedy at different distances as it approaches and passes the photographer. This slide shows a view of the presidential limousine from its passenger side as it is driving away. Two Dallas Police Department motorcycles are behind the passenger side of the limo. Two men wearing suits and sunglasses can be seen in the top left corner of the image, standing in a driveway. The backs of President Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy, Governor Connally (waving) and Nellie Connally can all be seen clearly. Also partially seen are the yellow roses in Mrs. Connally's lap. Secret Service Agents Roy Kellerman and William Greer are in shadow in the front seat of the car. Both the U.S. and presidential flags are visible on the front of the limousine.
The mount that holds the film is a Kodak brand. One side reads: "Kodakcolor / TRANSPARENCY"; "MADE BY / [Kodak logo]." The reverse side reads: "MADE IN U.S.A."
All slides are severely faded, and images have been color corrected. Attached are scans of the original slide within the cardboard mount, the original film slide, and the color corrected version of the image. (LC 5/8/2014)
Information from the family:
"Limousine carrying President John F. Kennedy, Jackie Kennedy, Governor John Connally, and Nellie Connally around noon on November 22, 1963. These photos were taken by Jack Titus from the roof of his office building, Wright Titus Agency, 2017 Cedar Springs Road, Dallas, Texas, about 1.7 miles from the site of the assassination."Photographs643105.08001016005.080010160039829Slide0E-10One original 35mm Kodakcolor slide of the presidential motorcade on Cedar Springs Road in Dallas, Texas, photographed by Jack Titus on November 22, 1963, from his office building.
This slide is the fifth in a series of five slides of the presidential motorcade in Dallas. Each slide shows President John F. Kennedy in his limousine as the car approaches and passes the photographer. In this slide, the presidential limousine has passed the photographer. Two Dallas Police Department motorcycles are visible in the foreground near the rear of the limo. The backs of President Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy, Governor Connally (waving) and Nellie Connally can all be seen clearly. Also partially visible are the yellow roses in Mrs. Connally's lap. Secret Service Agents Roy Kellerman and William Greer are in shadow in the front seat of the car.
The original slide is heavily faded; this digital scan has been color corrected.CrowdsLimousineMotorcadePoliceRosesMotorcyclesFlagCedar Springs RoadPhotographsKennedy, John F.Kennedy, JacquelineConnally, JohnConnally, NellieGreer, William R.Kellerman, RoySecret ServiceDallasThese five slides of the Kennedy motorcade were copied and widely distributed after the assassination. For many years the photographer was unknown, but in 2012, Jack Titus's daughter, Sally Dobbie, came forward and recorded an oral history explaining that her late father, Jack A. Titus, photographed the motorcade from the roof of his office building on Cedar Springs Road. In 2012, the Titus family donated these slides to the Museum. - Stephen Fagin, Associate Curator