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A sample selection of some of the original 1963 crayon drawings from first graders at Sacred Heart Grade School in Prescott, Arizona. The art follows the story of the assassination weekend from the arrival of the presidential party at Dallas Love Field to the international reaction following the Kennedy funeral. Hank Richter Collection / The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Air Force One prepares to land at Dallas Love Field

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Air Force One prepares to land at Dallas Love Field

Crayon on paper, 1963

Hank Richter Collection / The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

President and Mrs. Kennedy disembark Air Force One

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President and Mrs. Kennedy disembark Air Force One

Crayon on paper, 1963

Hank Richter Collection / The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Spectators line the Kennedy parade route in Dallas

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Spectators line the Kennedy parade route in Dallas

Crayon on paper, 1963

Hank Richter Collection / The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

The presidential limousine in Dealey Plaza

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The presidential limousine in Dealey Plaza

Crayon on paper, 1963

Hank Richter Collection / The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

A police officer outside the Texas School Book Depository

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A police officer outside the Texas School Book Depository

Crayon on paper, 1963

Hank Richter Collection / The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

A family reacts to news of the assassination

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A family reacts to news of the assassination

Crayon on paper, 1963

Hank Richter Collection / The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Mrs. Kennedy prays outside Parkland Memorial Hospital

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Mrs. Kennedy prays outside Parkland Memorial Hospital

Crayon on paper, 1963

Hank Richter Collection / The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Soldiers march outside the White House on the night of the assassination

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Soldiers march outside the White House on the night of the assassination

Hank Richter Collection / The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

The Kennedy funeral procession in Washington, D.C.  


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The Kennedy funeral procession in Washington, D.C. 

 


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Flags fly at half-staff following the assassination

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Flags fly at half-staff following the assassination

Crayon on paper, 1963

Hank Richter Collection / The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza