John F. Kennedy Inaugural Parade on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC, January 20, 1961
THF110911 / 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
Collection Title
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
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