Katie Palmer's photographs of Robert F. Kennedy's visit to Indianapolis [graphic], 4 May 1968.

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Katie Palmer's photographs of Robert F. Kennedy's visit to Indianapolis [graphic], 4 May 1968.

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This collection consists of five color slides of Senator Robert F. Kennedy's presidential campaign stop near the intersection of 21st and Harding Streets in Indianapolis on 4 May 1968, just three days before the Indiana primary. The slides were taken by Indianapolis resident Katherine "Katie" Palmer in her neighborhood. They are numbered 16 through 20, and show RFK's campaign motorcade and him speaking to and shaking hands with people in the crowd. His bodyguard, Roosevelt "Rosey" Grier, is also shown. Also included in the collection are color prints made from these slides by the Indiana Historical Society photographer in 2006.

1 half document case : col. ; 5 x 5 cm.

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Grier, Rosey

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Palmer, Katie, 1975-

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Sen. Robert F. Kennedy of New York declared his candidacy for President on 16 March 1968. In April and early May of 1968, he made many campaign stops throughout Indiana. On 4 May, he attended a morning coffee with teachers at the Hotel Sheridan-Lincoln. He then visited several Indianapolis neighborhoods including one at 21st and Harding Streets as depicted in these slides/photographs. He was shot on 5 June in Los Angeles, California and died the following morning. Roosevelt "Rosey" Grier, also p...

Kennedy, Robert F. (Robert Francis), 1925-1968

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Robert Francis Kennedy (November 20, 1925 – June 6, 1968), also referred to by his initials RFK and occasionally by the nickname Bobby, was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 64th United States Attorney General from January 1961 to September 1964, and as a U.S. Senator from New York from January 1965 until his assassination in June 1968. He was the brother of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy and Senator Edward Moore Kennedy. Kennedy and his brothers were born into a wealthy,...