Image of the north side of the Texas School Book Depository

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Black and white 4x5" negative showing the north side of the Texas School Book Depository. The back of the Hertz sign can be seen on the roof; railroad tracks are visible in the foreground. Taken by the Dallas County Sheriff's Department two weeks after the assassination.

Object Details

Object title:

Image of the north side of the Texas School Book Depository

Date:

12/05/1963

Terms:

Hertz sign

Investigations

Photographs

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:

2005.010.0180

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