Kent Barker Collection / The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

January 2, 1960

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Senator Kennedy announces his candidacy for President of the United States.

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Image of a fire engine in the intersection of Elm and Houston streets

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Image of a fire engine in the intersection of Elm and Houston streets

Original 35mm black and white negative taken by Dallas Times Herald staff photographer William Allen Friday afternoon after the assassination - between 12:30 and 1 p.m. This image shows a Dallas Fire Department fire engine in the intersection of Elm and Houston streets. Police officers and cars and men wearing fire department coats and hats fill the intersection. Crowds can be seen on the sidewalks and people also lean out of office windows in the Dal-Tex Building.

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Object title:

Image of a fire engine in the intersection of Elm and Houston streets

Date:

11/22/1963

Terms:

Elm Street

Houston Street

Police

Photographs

Crowds

Allen, William

Dallas Times Herald

Dallas Fire Department

Dal-Tex Building

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:

1989.100.0026.0012

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Image of a fire engine in the intersection of Elm and Houston streets

Original 35mm black and white negative taken by Dallas Times Herald staff photographer William Allen Friday afternoon after the assassination - between 12:30 and 1 p.m. This image shows a Dallas Fire Department fire engine in the intersection of Elm and Houston streets. Police officers and cars and men wearing fire department coats and hats fill the intersection. Crowds can be seen on the sidewalks and people also lean out of office windows in the Dal-Tex Building.

Object Details
Object title:

Image of a fire engine in the intersection of Elm and Houston streets

Date:

11/22/1963

Terms:

Elm Street

Houston Street

Police

Photographs

Crowds

Allen, William

Dallas Times Herald

Dallas Fire Department

Dal-Tex Building

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:

1989.100.0026.0012

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