Kent Barker Collection / The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

January 2, 1960

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Image 14A from Negative Strip 23: Dealey of sniper's perch on sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository

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Image 14A from Negative Strip 23: Dealey of sniper's perch on sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository

Original 35mm black and white negative taken by Dallas Times Herald staff photographer William Allen. This image shows the recreation of the sniper's perch by the Dallas Police on the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository on November 22, 1963. The negative is on Kodak Tri-X Pan Film. The image is labeled #14A on section 3 of negative strip 23.Labeled J17 on contact sheet 1989.100.0062 The old TMS record for the images on this negative strip indicate that the photographer was William Allen. Based on research conducted by collections intern Mark Davies in June and July 2012, curatorial and collections staff concluded that Allen did indeed take these pictures. (Katie Womack, 7/18/13)Sniper's Nest from police recreation that afternoon

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Object title:

Image 14A from Negative Strip 23: Dealey of sniper's perch on sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository

Date:

11/22/1963

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Photographs

Investigations

Texas School Book Depository

Windows

Evidence

Sniper's perch

Boxes

Dallas Times Herald
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:

1989.100.0023.0015

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Image 14A from Negative Strip 23: Dealey of sniper's perch on sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository

Original 35mm black and white negative taken by Dallas Times Herald staff photographer William Allen. This image shows the recreation of the sniper's perch by the Dallas Police on the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository on November 22, 1963. The negative is on Kodak Tri-X Pan Film. The image is labeled #14A on section 3 of negative strip 23.Labeled J17 on contact sheet 1989.100.0062 The old TMS record for the images on this negative strip indicate that the photographer was William Allen. Based on research conducted by collections intern Mark Davies in June and July 2012, curatorial and collections staff concluded that Allen did indeed take these pictures. (Katie Womack, 7/18/13)Sniper's Nest from police recreation that afternoon

Object Details
Object title:

Image 14A from Negative Strip 23: Dealey of sniper's perch on sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository

Date:

11/22/1963

Terms:

Photographs

Investigations

Texas School Book Depository

Windows

Evidence

Sniper's perch

Boxes

Dallas Times Herald

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:

1989.100.0023.0015

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