Digital image of President John F. Kennedy in a car with a crowd of people
date: label: Date
content: 1960
name: label: Photograph by
content: Aaron Stanley Tretick, American, 1921 - 1999
label: Subject of
content: President John F. Kennedy, American, 1917 - 1963
notes: label: Description
content: A black and white image of John F. Kennedy in a ticker tape parade during the 1960 presidential campaign.
label: Description
content: Kennedy is pictured standing in the back of a convertible on a city street amongst a throng of people. Bits of confetti cover Kennedy, the car and the crowd. Kennedy is facing towards the right side, his proper left hand held out to grasp the hands of members of the crowd. Several men are riding seated on the back of the car. Another car and the campaign bus are pictured making their way through the crowd behind the convertible. Several police officers are visible between the cars and the people. the crowd stretches down the street until out of focus. Throughout the crowd are many [KENNEDY FOR PRESIDENT] campaign placards held aloft.
place: label: Place captured
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: Transportation
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1953-1961
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Stanley Tretick Photography Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kitty Kelley and the Estate of Stanley Tretick
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.157.3
objectType: label: Type
content: digital images
label: Type
content: digital media - born analog
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Smithsonian Institution
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: digital
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 1124 pixels × 1696 pixels
label: Dimensions
content: File size: 7.83 MB