Image of the west side of the Texas School Book Depository

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Black and white 4x5" negative showing the west side of the Texas School Book Depository. Part of the Hertz sign is visible on the roof; a low shed sits adjacent to the building. Taken by the Dallas County Sheriff's Department two weeks after the assassination.

Object Details

Object title:

Image of the west side of the Texas School Book Depository

Date:

12/05/1963

Terms:

Hertz sign

Investigations

Photographs

Sign

Dallas County Sheriff's Department

Texas School Book Depository

Dallas

Medium:

Film

Dimensions:

4 x 5 in. (10.2 x 12.7 cm)

Credit line:

Dallas County Sheriff's Department Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2005.010.0181

Curatorial Note:

These black and white photographs of the Texas School Book Depository building were part of the investigative file of the Dallas County Sheriff's Department. Deputy sheriffs were dispatched approximately two weeks after the assassination to thoroughly photograph the exterior of the Depository from all sides. Today these seldom-published images offer a unique period glimpse at the full structure, including the fire stairs, entry signage, and loading dock. - Stephen Fagin, Curator