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Image of a camera misfire
Original 35mm black and white negative taken by Dallas Times Herald staff photographer William Allen. This image is a camera misfire which appears to show pavement, the shoes and shadows of one or two people and part of a license plate.Photographers would sometimes snap a photo of nothing in particular just to make sure that the film was advancing through the camera properly. It is not known whether this misfire was deliberate or accidental. Because this shot is one of the first pictures on the roll, it seems more likely to have been a deliberate misfire.
Image of a camera misfire
11/22/1963
Film
15/16 x 1 7/16 in. (2.4 x 3.6 cm)
William Allen, photographer, Dallas Times Herald Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
1989.100.0024.0002
Image of a camera misfire
Original 35mm black and white negative taken by Dallas Times Herald staff photographer William Allen. This image is a camera misfire which appears to show pavement, the shoes and shadows of one or two people and part of a license plate.Photographers would sometimes snap a photo of nothing in particular just to make sure that the film was advancing through the camera properly. It is not known whether this misfire was deliberate or accidental. Because this shot is one of the first pictures on the roll, it seems more likely to have been a deliberate misfire.
Image of a camera misfire
11/22/1963
Photographs
Allen, William
Dallas Times Herald
Dallas
Film
15/16 x 1 7/16 in. (2.4 x 3.6 cm)
William Allen, photographer, Dallas Times Herald Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
1989.100.0024.0002