Digital image of John F. Kennedy campaigning in a crowd of people

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A black and white image of John F. Kennedy during the 1960 presidential campaign with a crowd of people outside of a BBQ restaurant. Kennedy is pictured smiling and is standing in the center of the crowd. Many of the men are wearing hats. There is a marching band in the background with young men and women playing trumpets, tubas, and other instruments. The crowd is in front of a small brick building with signs reading [SNOOTS BAR-B-Q] in the windows and neon signs for BAR-B-Q along the roof line along with a sign for Coca-Cola. There is also a sign on top of the building, but only the bottom of the sign is visible; it reads [CHICKEN & STEAKS].

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