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Image of a camera misfire

Original 35mm black and white negative taken by Dallas Times Herald and United Press International photographer Darryl Heikes. The image shows a camera misfire. 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.

Object Details
Object title:

Image of a camera misfire

Date:

11/22/1963

Medium:

Film

Dimensions:

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

Credit line:

Darryl Heikes, photographer, Dallas Times Herald Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

1989.100.0034.0011

Image of a camera misfire

Original 35mm black and white negative taken by Dallas Times Herald and United Press International photographer Darryl Heikes. The image shows a camera misfire. 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.

Object Details
Object title:

Image of a camera misfire

Date:

11/22/1963

Terms:

Photographs

Heikes, Darryl

Dallas Times Herald

Dallas Police Department

Dallas

Medium:

Film

Dimensions:

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

Credit line:

Darryl Heikes, photographer, Dallas Times Herald Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

1989.100.0034.0011