/internal/media/dispatcher/49485/fullPhotograph of presidential limousine at Harwood and Live Oak Streets in Dallas11/22/19633 1/4 × 4 3/4 in. (8.3 × 12.1 cm)Paper, PhotoHelmut O. Wolff Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza2016.063.00030Small black and white photographic print on Kodak paper of the presidential motorcade in downtown Dallas on November 22, 1963.
The photographs were taken by the donor, Mr. Helmut Wolff. A native of Germany, Mr. Wolff and his family moved to Dallas in 1936. Mr. Wolff was standing at the corner of Harwood and Live Oak streets on November 22, 1963. He took a series of still photographs as the presidential parade passed by.
This image shows the presidential limousine with Secret Service agent Roy Kellerman in the front passenger seat, Governor John Connally and his wife Nellie Connally riding in the middle seats, and President John F. Kennedy and Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy riding in the rear seats. Mr. Wolff was standing on Harwood Street on the same side of the presidential limousine that Mrs. Kennedy and Mrs. Connally were seated. President Kennedy and Governor Connally are facing opposite the camera in this image so only the backs of their heads are visible. Mrs. Connally's face is partially obscured by the middle window; she is looking straight ahead and so is in profile, holding flowers in her lap that are visible above the top edge of the car door. Mrs. Kennedy is turning towards the camera but is still mostly in profile; she is smiling and leaning forward slightly in her seat. Crowds of spectators are gathered on the opposite side of the street, some people are waving with extended arms; one man in the upper left corner of the image is standing on top of something so that he stands above the rest of the crowd. A striped awning with the numbers "409" is above a doorway of a business building in the background on the far right side of the image.
Each photograph has a thin white border that measures approximately 0.5 cm on all four sides. Each photograph was numbered in pencil on the reverse upper right corner by the photographer, Mr. Wolff. This photograph is numbered 3. "A KODAK (R) PAPER" is printed diagonally multiple times on the reverse of the photograph in light gray ink.
This image has its corresponding negative scanned and attached to this record. The negatives were not donated by Mr. Wolff at the time of this donation (see Notes). This image is negative 15 and is the second of three images on the negative strip.
Photograph is in good condition; minimal scratches; reverse is very slightly yellowed on edges. A small dark smudge is on the reverse lower right edge of the paper. (JM 01/31/2017)Photographs6536812.10000000008.300000000047470Photograph (b&w)0E-10Original black and white photographic print on Kodak paper of the presidential motorcade at the corner of Harwood and Live Oak Streets in Dallas on November 22, 1963.
The photograph was taken by Helmut Wolff. A native of Germany, Mr. Wolff and his family moved to Dallas in 1936. Wolff was standing at the corner of Harwood and Live Oak streets on November 22, 1963, where he took a series of still photographs as the Kennedy motorcade passed by.
This image shows Mrs. Kennedy smiling to the crowd from the back seat of the presidential limousine. Governor John Connally and his wife Nellie can be seen riding in the jump seat in front of Mrs. Kennedy, and President Kennedy faces away from the viewer, looking toward the crowd on the other side of the street.CrowdsMotorcadePhotographsDowntown DallasLimousineHarwood StreetTrip to TexasKennedy, John F.Kennedy, JacquelineConnally, JohnConnally, NellieKellerman, RoySecret ServiceFort Worth Chamber of CommerceDallasA native of Germany, Wolff and his family escaped the Holocaust and immigrated to Dallas in 1936. Standing at the corner of Harwood and Live Oak Streets, he took a series of nine photographs of the Kennedy motorcade in Dallas on November 22, 1963. He donated those images to the Museum in 2016. In addition, Mr. Wolff recorded an oral history in 2013 and participated in a Living History educational program in 2019 which may be viewed on the Museum's YouTube channel: Living History with Helmut Wolff - YouTube. He passed away in 2020. - Stephen Fagin, Curator Object featured in special exhibition, Two Days in Texas, November 8, 2023 through September 28, 2024.