Kent Barker Collection / The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

January 2, 1960

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Image of a fifth floor window of the Texas School Book Depository

Original 35mm black and white negative taken by Dallas Times Herald staff photographer William Allen Friday afternoon after the assassination. This image shows a fifth floor window of the Texas School Book Depository. One side is open.

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Object title:

Image of a fifth floor window of the Texas School Book Depository

Date:

11/22/1963

Terms:

Windows

Photographs

Allen, William

Dallas Times Herald

Texas School Book Depository

Dallas
Medium:

Film

Dimensions:

15/16 x 1 7/16 in. (2.4 x 3.6 cm)

Credit line:

William Allen, photographer, Dallas Times Herald Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

1989.100.0028.0006

Curatorial Note:

The red painted circle visible on the Depository's window was an indicator to the Dallas Fire Department, noting where to access the building using a ladder truck. At the time, most downtown buildings sported similar red circles on upper floor windows. Nevertheless, in later years, many Dealey Plaza tourists who saw the red circle mistakenly believed that it marked the sniper's window. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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Image of a fifth floor window of the Texas School Book Depository

Original 35mm black and white negative taken by Dallas Times Herald staff photographer William Allen Friday afternoon after the assassination. This image shows a fifth floor window of the Texas School Book Depository. One side is open.

Object Details
Object title:

Image of a fifth floor window of the Texas School Book Depository

Date:

11/22/1963

Terms:

Windows

Photographs

Allen, William

Dallas Times Herald

Texas School Book Depository

Dallas

Medium:

Film

Dimensions:

15/16 x 1 7/16 in. (2.4 x 3.6 cm)

Credit line:

William Allen, photographer, Dallas Times Herald Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

1989.100.0028.0006

Curatorial Note:

The red painted circle visible on the Depository's window was an indicator to the Dallas Fire Department, noting where to access the building using a ladder truck. At the time, most downtown buildings sported similar red circles on upper floor windows. Nevertheless, in later years, many Dealey Plaza tourists who saw the red circle mistakenly believed that it marked the sniper's window. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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