John F. Kennedy Arriving at Meacham Field

Copy photograph of John F. Kennedy arriving at Meacham Field in Fort Worth, Texas. He is being escorted by State Senator Don Kennard (left). Several men wearing suits and uniforms are visible in the background. A handwritten note at the bottom of the photo says: "To Lenora who fights for the interest of all our people. With my thanks for her friendship, advice and understanding. Don Kennard."
Date: November 21, 1963
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

John F. Kennedy's Motorcade in Dallas

Photograph of John F. Kennedy's motorcade in Dallas, Texas on the morning of his assassination. Kennedy is seated in the back row of an open vehicle with his wife Jacqueline as well as Texas Governor John Connally and his wife Nelly who are seated in the row in front of them. Several police officers on motorcycles are partially visible around the car and there is a crowd of onlookers on either side of the road.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Phil Willis Slide #1

Original 35mm color slide taken by assassination witness Phil Willis showing three motorcycles on Main Street leading the motorcade and approaching Houston Street. The Old Red Courthouse is visible on the right while the Dallas County Records Building is visible on the left.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Willis, Phil
System: The Portal to Texas History

Phil Willis Slide #3 (Willis 1)

Original 35mm color slide taken by assassination witness Phil Willis showing the Presidential limousine in the motorcade on Main Street approaching Houston Street. President Kennedy can be seen on the right side of the limousine. The Old Red Courthouse is visible on the right of the image while crowds greet the Kennedys as the motorcade passes. This image is commonly known as "Willis 1" by assassination researchers.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Willis, Phil
System: The Portal to Texas History

Phil Willis Slide #5 (Willis 3)

Original 35mm color slide taken by assassination witness Phil Willis showing the Presidential limousine in the motorcade from the rear, on Houston Street approaching Elm Street between the Dallas County Criminal Courts building and the Dallas County Records building. The Kennedys and Connallys are visible in the limousine while the Secret Service agents in the follow-up car can be seen behind the limousine. Crowds greet the Kennedys as the motorcade passes. This image is commonly known as "Willis 3" by assassination researchers.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Willis, Phil
System: The Portal to Texas History

Phil Willis Slide #7 (Willis 5)

Original 35mm color slide taken by assassination witness Phil Willis showing the presidential limousine and the Secret Service follow vehicle from behind, traveling west on Elm Street through Dealey Plaza. Commonly known as "Willis 5" by assassination researchers, the slide corresponds to Zapruder frame 202 just prior to the first shot.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Willis, Phil
System: The Portal to Texas History

Phil Willis Slide #9 (Willis 7)

Original 35mm color slide taken by assassination witness Phil Willis showing the Continental Trailways White House press buss westbound on Elm Street towards the triple underpass. A crowd of people can be seen walking or running in Dealey Plaza, heading west on the south side of Elm Street. This image is commonly known as "Willis 7" by assassination researchers.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Willis, Phil
System: The Portal to Texas History

Phil Willis Slide #14 (Willis 8)

Original 35mm color slide taken by assassination witness Phil Willis showing Dallas police officers and a crowd of onlookers outside the front entrance of the Texas School Book Depository immediately following the assassination of President Kennedy. This image is commonly known as "Willis 8" by assassination researchers.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Willis, Phil
System: The Portal to Texas History

Phil Willis Slide #16

Original 35mm color slide taken by assassination witness Phil Willis showing the upper 3 floors of the Texas School Book Depository building. Two of the windows are open, but neither window is the 6th floor "sniper's perch" window.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Willis, Phil
System: The Portal to Texas History

Phil Willis Slide #18 (Willis 10)

Original 35mm color slide taken by assassination witness Phil Willis showing the front entrance to the Texas School Book Depository building and the southwest corner of Elm Street and Houston Street, looking north on Houston Street. A crowd of Dallas Police officers can be seen in front of the Texas School Book Depository building while two boys in red shirts can be seen watching from across the street. This image is commonly known as "Willis 10" by assassination researchers.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Willis, Phil
System: The Portal to Texas History

Phil Willis Slide #20 (Willis 11)

Original 35mm color slide taken by assassination witness Phil Willis showing Dallas police officers, police vehicles, and motorcycles at the southwest corner of Elm Street and Houston Street, looking north on Houston Street, after the Kennedy assassination. Several cars are visible on the left in front of the Texas School Book Depository building while the Dal-Tex building is visible in the background on the right of the image. This image is commonly known as "Willis 11" by assassination researchers.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Willis, Phil
System: The Portal to Texas History

Phil Willis Slide #23

Original 35mm color slide taken by assassination witness Phil Willis showing a crowd behind a rope barrier along Houston Street between Main Street and Elm Street after the Kennedy assassination. There is a white car on the west side of Houston Street in front of the crowd, and the Texas School Book Depository building can be seen in the background along with a number of Dallas police officers.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Willis, Phil
System: The Portal to Texas History

Phil Willis Slide #25

Original 35mm color slide taken by assassination witness Phil Willis showing Dealey Plaza and the Texas School Book Depository building from Main Street west of Houston Street. The back of the Houston Street peristyle is visible on the right while several figures can be seen standing next to police cars along the north side of Elm Street, and a Dallas police officer is visible along the left of the image.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Willis, Phil
System: The Portal to Texas History

Phil Willis Slide #27

Photograph taken by assassination witness Phil Willis showing Dealey Plaza with the Texas School Book Depository building and the Dal-Tex building in the background. The image is taken from Commerce Street by the triple underpass, and several vehicles and a red motorcycle are visible in the foreground. Dallas police officers and police vehicles are visible along Elm Street.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Willis, Phil
System: The Portal to Texas History

President Kennedy in Fort Worth

Photograph of President John F. Kennedy in Fort Worth, Texas, just hours before his death. He is wearing a dark-colored suit and is visible from the chest up, turned away from the camera towards unidentified persons in the background.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas florists with roses to be used to decorate the Dallas Trade Mart]

Original black and white photographic negative taken by an unidentified Dallas Times Herald staff photographer. The image shows Dallas florist shop owners Mr. and Mrs. Pete Harris surrounded by the yellow roses which would be used to decorate the Dallas Trade Mart for the luncheon scheduled to honor President and Mrs. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. The dark roses in the center of the image, between Mr. and Mrs. Harris, are the red roses which would be presented to Mrs. Kennedy upon her arrival at Love Field.
Date: November 21, 1963
Creator: Dallas Times Herald
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas florists with roses to be used to decorate the Dallas Trade Mart]

Original black and white photographic negative taken by an unidentified Dallas Times Herald staff photographer. The image shows Dallas florist shop owners Mr. and Mrs. Pete Harris surrounded by the yellow roses which would be used to decorate the Dallas Trade Mart for the luncheon scheduled to honor President and Mrs. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. The dark roses in the center of the image, between Mr. and Mrs. Harris, are the red roses which would be presented to Mrs. Kennedy upon her arrival at Love Field.
Date: November 21, 1963
Creator: Dallas Times Herald
System: The Portal to Texas History

[President Kennedy greets the crowd at Dallas Love Field Airport]

Original black and white photographic negative taken by a Dallas Times Herald staff photographer. This image shows President Kennedy greeting the crowd at Love Field on the morning of November 22, 1963.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Dallas Times Herald
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Crowd greets President Kennedy at Love Field]

Original black and white photographic negative taken by a Dallas Times Herald staff photographer. This image shows President Kennedy greeting the crowd at Love Field on the morning of November 22, 1963.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Dallas Times Herald
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Crowd greeting the Kennedys at Love Field]

Original black and white photographic negative taken by a Dallas Times Herald staff photographer. This image shows President Kennedy greeting the crowd at Love Field on the morning of November 22, 1963. Mrs. Kennedy is visible at the left edge of the picture.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Dallas Times Herald
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The Kennedys make their way through the crowd at Dallas Love Field]

Original black and white photographic negative taken by a Dallas Times Herald staff photographer. This image shows President and Mrs. Kennedy greeting the crowd at Love Field on the morning of November 22, 1963.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Dallas Times Herald
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The Kennedys among the crowd at Dallas Love Field]

Original black and white photographic negative taken by a Dallas Times Herald staff photographer. This image shows the President and Mrs. Kennedy among the crowd at Love Field on the morning of November 22, 1963.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Dallas Times Herald
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Jacqueline Kennedy greeting the crowd at Love Field]

Original black and white photographic negative taken by a Dallas Times Herald staff photographer. This image shows Jacqueline Kennedy, followed by Hugh Sidey of Time Magazine, greeting the crowd at Love Field on the morning of November 22, 1963.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Dallas Times Herald
System: The Portal to Texas History

[President Kennedy at Love Field]

Original black and white photographic negative taken by a Dallas Times Herald staff photographer. This image shows President Kennedy, followed by Secret Service Agent Roy Kellerman, at Love Field on the morning of November 22, 1963.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Dallas Times Herald
System: The Portal to Texas History