Kent Barker Collection / The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

January 2, 1960

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Image 5 from Negative Strip 27: Dealey of exterior view of sniper's perch

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Image 5 from Negative Strip 27: Dealey of exterior view of sniper's perch

Original 35mm black and white negative taken by Dallas Times Herald staff photographer William Allen. This image shows Dallas Police Detective Robert L. Studebaker investigating the alleged sniper's perch on the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository on November 22, 1963. The negative is on Kodak Tri-X Pan Film. This image is labeled #5 on section 1 of negative strip 27.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 7/25/2013) Labeled J22 on contact sheets 1989.100.0063 & 1989.100.0064Dallas Police Detective Robert L. Studebaker investigating the alleged sniper's nest on the sixth floor

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Image 5 from Negative Strip 27: Dealey of exterior view of sniper's perch

Date:

11/22/1963

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Photographs

Investigations

Texas School Book Depository

Windows

Sniper's perch

Detectives

Boxes

Dallas Times Herald
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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:

1989.100.0027.0003

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Image 5 from Negative Strip 27: Dealey of exterior view of sniper's perch

Original 35mm black and white negative taken by Dallas Times Herald staff photographer William Allen. This image shows Dallas Police Detective Robert L. Studebaker investigating the alleged sniper's perch on the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository on November 22, 1963. The negative is on Kodak Tri-X Pan Film. This image is labeled #5 on section 1 of negative strip 27.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 7/25/2013) Labeled J22 on contact sheets 1989.100.0063 & 1989.100.0064Dallas Police Detective Robert L. Studebaker investigating the alleged sniper's nest on the sixth floor

Object Details
Object title:

Image 5 from Negative Strip 27: Dealey of exterior view of sniper's perch

Date:

11/22/1963

Terms:

Photographs

Investigations

Texas School Book Depository

Windows

Sniper's perch

Detectives

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:

1989.100.0027.0003

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