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 8A from Negative Strip 23: Dealey of a man pointing towards the window

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Image 8A from Negative Strip 23: Dealey of a man pointing towards the window

Original 35mm black and white negative taken by Dallas Times Herald staff photographer William Allen. This image shows Dallas Police Lieutenant, J.C. 'Carl' Day, pointing to the location where the rifle was found 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 #8A on section 2 of negative strip 23.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)Lt. Carl Day pointing to rifle location on the sixth floor

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Object title:

Image 8A from Negative Strip 23: Dealey of a man pointing towards the window

Date:

11/22/1963

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Photographs

Investigations

Texas School Book Depository

Rifles

Mannlicher-Carcano

Evidence

Boxes

Dallas Police Crime Scene Search Unit

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:

1989.100.0023.0009

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Image 8A from Negative Strip 23: Dealey of a man pointing towards the window

Original 35mm black and white negative taken by Dallas Times Herald staff photographer William Allen. This image shows Dallas Police Lieutenant, J.C. 'Carl' Day, pointing to the location where the rifle was found 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 #8A on section 2 of negative strip 23.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)Lt. Carl Day pointing to rifle location on the sixth floor

Object Details
Object title:

Image 8A from Negative Strip 23: Dealey of a man pointing towards the window

Date:

11/22/1963

Terms:

Photographs

Investigations

Texas School Book Depository

Rifles

Mannlicher-Carcano

Evidence

Boxes

Dallas Police Crime Scene Search Unit

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:

1989.100.0023.0009

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