John F. Kennedy Inaugural Parade on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC, January 20, 1961

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Artifact Overview

After John F. Kennedy was sworn in on the steps of the Capitol (whose dome looms in the background), he and his wife Jacqueline traveled up Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House in the official inaugural parade. The new president and first lady are in the lead car, the 1950 Lincoln that had served presidents Truman and Eisenhower.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

20 January 1961

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.833.132854.3

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in

John F. Kennedy Inaugural Parade on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC, January 20, 1961