February 4th, 2009 @ 12:02 am by Cliffe | Sorted Photo Exposure
I’ve been looking sometime now for photos of Kennedy in a recognizable Seattle spot and just dug this one up. You can see Senator Henry Jackson, then Senator John F. Kennedy, and Washington State Governor Albert Rosellini in open top (ugh) car at the corner of 5th and University (that’s the 5th Ave Theatre in the background).
Here’s the modern day view. The photo gets bonus points for the super-ironic marquee in the background: “Aw C’mon ‘Let’s Make Love’ With Marilyn Monroe and Yves Montand.” Click for higher-res.
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| Photo shows Senator Henry Jackson, Senator John F. Kennedy, and Washington State Governor Albert Rosellini in a car on the corner of Fifth Avenue and University in downtown Seattle. The car is surrounded by a crowd, and Kennedy is shaking the hand of a young man. The marquee at the 5th Avenue Theatre, visible in the background, reads “Aw C’mon ‘Let’s Make Love’ With Marilyn Monroe and Yves Montand.” 1960. Photo courtesy Washington State Digital Archives. |
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February 4th, 2009 @ 8:15 am
Ironic connection indeed! I wonder if the “Aw, C’mon” prefix was something the theater came up with, or if it came from the studio’s promo department? The movie was released Sept. 8, 1960, Marilyn’s third to last film, and included the song, “My Heart Belongs To Daddy”. (us.imdb.com/title/tt0054022/)
What a contrast in security to Barack’s “Beast”, the new presidential limo.
February 4th, 2009 @ 8:41 am
“Aw C’mon ‘Let’s Make Love’ With Marilyn Monroe and Yves Montand.” Kennedy decided against Montand, I do believe.
February 5th, 2009 @ 1:53 am
“Ugh”? Quite the contrary, we left a better world behind after JFK took the bullet in Dallas, and I find that manner of openness refreshing. The White House used to be wide open to citizens, whose house it is. OTOH, McKinley, Teddy R, and FDR were targets in the preceeding 60 years, McKinley fatally, Teddy merely wounded (and went on with a speech with a bullet in his chest), and the mayor of Miami was killed instead of FDR. Leaders of that era took the risks in stride and did their best to stay in touch with the people instead of living in security bubble. Not really possible anymore, and it’s worse than a shame.
This photo is mildly famous, somewhere I’ve believe that I’ve read that that local democratic pols (Senators Jackson & Magnuson) got quite blasted with JFK on this trip. Maybe I’m making that up, it would be a grand story even if it’s not true.
February 5th, 2009 @ 10:45 am
Nickbob: Good points. My “Ugh” was more of a reference to the fact that if you drive around like this, you’re likely to get a bullet in the head. Photos like this are interesting, obviously, because they show the way things used to go.
February 9th, 2009 @ 7:07 pm
Great shot. I wonder if the photographer waited in that spot a long time for that shot. Just brilliant. Maybe he is still alive and someone can ask him. And those sure do look like secret service guys to me. Many stories we hear now about Kennedy are apocryphal, but many are merely slightly hyperbolic.