GREEN SHEET

Take a look at how Milwaukee mourned the assassination of President John F. Kennedy

Chris Foran
Mia McTamney, a junior at Marquette University, sheds a tear at the university's Brooks Memorial Union while watching a news report on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963. This photo was in the Nov. 23, 1963, Milwaukee Sentinel.
Mia McTamney, a junior at Marquette University, sheds a tear at the university's Brooks Memorial Union while watching a news report on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963. This photo was in the Nov. 23, 1963, Milwaukee Sentinel.
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Players, cheerleaders and fans in the stands share a moment of silence before a basketball game at Waukesha High School on Nov. 22, 1963, after the death of President John F. Kennedy. This photo was published in the Nov. 23, 1963, Milwaukee Sentinel.
Players, cheerleaders and fans in the stands share a moment of silence before a basketball game at Waukesha High School on Nov. 22, 1963, after the death of President John F. Kennedy. This photo was published in the Nov. 23, 1963, Milwaukee Sentinel.
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After being dismissed from their classes early because of the news of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the children of St. Bernard's Grade School in Wauwatosa pray in St. Bernard's Church on Nov. 22, 1963.
After being dismissed from their classes early because of the news of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the children of St. Bernard's Grade School in Wauwatosa pray in St. Bernard's Church on Nov. 22, 1963.
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Frank Brah of Milwaukee lowers the flag at his home to half-staff on Nov. 22, 1963, after the death of President John F. Kennedy was announced. This photo was published in the Nov. 23, 1963, Milwaukee Sentinel.
Frank Brah of Milwaukee lowers the flag at his home to half-staff on Nov. 22, 1963, after the death of President John F. Kennedy was announced. This photo was published in the Nov. 23, 1963, Milwaukee Sentinel.
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Foreign students in Milwaukee march from the Central YMCA at Ninth Street and Wisconsin Avenue to the lakefront in honor of President John F. Kennedy on Nov. 24, 1963. The lead marchers bore a wreath reading, "In Tribute to John F. Kennedy."
Foreign students in Milwaukee march from the Central YMCA at Ninth Street and Wisconsin Avenue to the lakefront in honor of President John F. Kennedy on Nov. 24, 1963. The lead marchers bore a wreath reading, "In Tribute to John F. Kennedy."
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
People jam the lobby of the Journal Building on Nov. 24, 1963, to buy copies of a 16-page "Extra" edition of The Milwaukee Journal. The special edition included coverage of the killing of Lee Harvey Oswald, accused of assassinating President John F. Kennedy.
People jam the lobby of the Journal Building on Nov. 24, 1963, to buy copies of a 16-page "Extra" edition of The Milwaukee Journal. The special edition included coverage of the killing of Lee Harvey Oswald, accused of assassinating President John F. Kennedy.
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Led by a color guard from the post office American Legion post, Milwaukee's uniformed postal carriers and other federal workers march to the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist for a requiem mass for President John F. Kennedy on Nov. 25, 1963.
Led by a color guard from the post office American Legion post, Milwaukee's uniformed postal carriers and other federal workers march to the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist for a requiem mass for President John F. Kennedy on Nov. 25, 1963.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Rev. George Thomas conducts a memorial service at SS. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church, 1432 N. Fifth St., for President John F. Kennedy on Nov. 25, 1963. A color photograph of the late president was draped with crepe and placed on the altar.
Rev. George Thomas conducts a memorial service at SS. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church, 1432 N. Fifth St., for President John F. Kennedy on Nov. 25, 1963. A color photograph of the late president was draped with crepe and placed on the altar.
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West Wisconsin Avenue is nearly empty on Nov. 25, 1963, with many Milwaukeeans were home watching the televised funeral of President John F. Kennedy, who had been assassinated three days earlier. This photo looks west down Wisconsin Avenue from the Milwaukee River.
West Wisconsin Avenue is nearly empty on Nov. 25, 1963, with many Milwaukeeans were home watching the televised funeral of President John F. Kennedy, who had been assassinated three days earlier. This photo looks west down Wisconsin Avenue from the Milwaukee River.
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