Waiting for President Kennedy to drive past during his visit. Dublin 1963. - Photo by Edward Quinn

Waiting for President Kennedy to drive past during his visit. Dublin 1963.

In Dublin, 1963, a crowd of adults and children lines a street, waiting for President John F. Kennedy’s motorcade to pass. The foreground is dominated by a row of children behind a thick rope barrier, their expressions a mixture of focused curiosity and youthful solemnity. One young girl looks directly at the camera, while two boys grip the rope, their gazes fixed intently out of frame. Behind them, a dense crowd of adults, the women in patterned headscarves and men in overcoats, share in the collective moment of anticipation.


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