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| Title | President John F. Kennedy in parade, Seattle, 1961 |
| Photographer | Carson, Tom
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
| Date | 1961 |
| Caption | A white convertible carries President John F. Kennedy past the Seattle Central Library at 1000 Fourth Avenue. The parade of cars traveled along Fourth Avenue as more than 50, 000 people cheered his arrival in Seattle. In the car with the President were Senator Warren G. Magnuson and Governor Albert D. Rosellini. During his visit, Kennedy addressed an overflow crowd at the University of Washington's Hec Edmundson Pavilion and attended a banquet at the Olympic Hotel honoring Magnuson's 25 years in Congress. |
| Notes | Handwritten on sleeve: Parade for president.
Date photograph was taken: November 16, 1961. |
| Subjects | Presidents--United States; Parades & processions--Washington (State)--Seattle; Convertible automobiles--Washington (State)--Seattle; Public libraries--Washington (State)--Seattle; Business districts--Washington (State)--Seattle; Spectators--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Personal Names | Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1986.5.31194 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 acetate negative: b&w; 4 x 5 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from print made from original negative as a 300 dpi TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, levels balanced, resized to 640 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
