/internal/media/dispatcher/52368/fullImage of memorial flowers in Dealey Plaza after the assassination11/24/19632 × 2 in. (5.1 × 5.1 cm)Cardboard, FilmRudy and Vera Clauss Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza2018.006.00300Original 35mm color slide of Dealey Plaza and flowers honoring President Kennedy in Dallas, Texas. The image was taken by amateur photographers Rudy and Vera Clauss on Sunday, November 24, 1963, two days after the assassination of President Kennedy. The image shows a wreath of flowers with the text "In Love and Respect to John F. Kennedy Allied Florists of Dallas" as well as a series of flower arrangements and other momentos, all positioned in front of the pergola of Dealey Plaza. Several unknown individuals are visible behind the flower arrangements.
Cardboard slide #8, this slide was removed from slide box slot #29 in 2018.006.0001.Photographs659465.08001016005.080010160056492SlideOriginal 35mm color slide of Dealey Plaza and flowers honoring President Kennedy in Dallas, Texas. The image was taken by amateur photographers Rudy and Vera Clauss on Sunday, November 24, 1963, two days after the assassination of President Kennedy. The image shows a wreath of flowers with the text "In Love and Respect to John F. Kennedy Allied Florists of Dallas" as well as a series of flower arrangements and other mementos, all positioned in front of the north pergola in Dealey Plaza.PhotographsFlowersMemorialsDealey PlazaMementosTributesDallasAllied Florists of Dallas, Inc. is a non-profit incorporated in May 1951. As of 2021, it is still in existence seventy years later. According to the website of the Allied Florists of Houston, an allied is "an organization composed of all facets of the floral industry - retailers, wholesalers, growers, owners, managers and employees. An allied is a forum where educational programs on a local level offer information necessary for professional growth and development." -- Stephen Fagin, Curator