Image of the Texas School Book Depository two weeks after the assassination

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Black and white 4x5" negative of the southeast corner of the Texas School Book Depository, taken by the Dallas County Sheriff's Department two weeks after the assassination.

Object Details

Object title:

Image of the Texas School Book Depository two weeks after the assassination

Date:

12/05/1963

Terms:

Photographs

Investigations

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:

2005.010.0177

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