Image of Dealey Plaza and the Texas School Book Depository building
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Image of Dealey Plaza and the Texas School Book Depository building
Original 35mm color slide of Dealey Plaza and the Texas School Book Depository in Dallas, Texas. The image was taken by amateur photographers Rudy and Vera Clauss on Sunday, November 24, 1963, two days after the assassination of President Kennedy. The image shows a crowd of bystanders and mourners in Dealey Plaza. The reflecting pool of Dealey Plaza can be seen in the foreground as the photographer looked towards the Texas School Book Depository building.
Image of Dealey Plaza and the Texas School Book Depository building
11/24/1963
Cardboard, Film
2 × 2 in. (5.1 × 5.1 cm)
Rudy and Vera Clauss Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
2018.006.0025
After the assassination, Rudy and Vera Clauss apparently visited Dealey Plaza around noon on Saturday, November 23, where they took a series of photographs (2018.006.17 to 2018.006.24). They then returned the following afternoon on Sunday, November 24, to take additional photographs (2018.006.0025 to 2018.006.0038) as well as an 8mm home movie (2018.006.0001). -- Stephen Fagin, Curator
Image of Dealey Plaza and the Texas School Book Depository building
Original 35mm color slide of Dealey Plaza and the Texas School Book Depository in Dallas, Texas. The image was taken by amateur photographers Rudy and Vera Clauss on Sunday, November 24, 1963, two days after the assassination of President Kennedy. The image shows a crowd of bystanders and mourners in Dealey Plaza. The reflecting pool of Dealey Plaza can be seen in the foreground as the photographer looked towards the Texas School Book Depository building.
Image of Dealey Plaza and the Texas School Book Depository building
11/24/1963
Photographs
Dealey Plaza
Hertz sign
Crowds
Texas School Book Depository
Dallas
Cardboard, Film
2 × 2 in. (5.1 × 5.1 cm)
Rudy and Vera Clauss Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
2018.006.0025
After the assassination, Rudy and Vera Clauss apparently visited Dealey Plaza around noon on Saturday, November 23, where they took a series of photographs (2018.006.17 to 2018.006.24). They then returned the following afternoon on Sunday, November 24, to take additional photographs (2018.006.0025 to 2018.006.0038) as well as an 8mm home movie (2018.006.0001). -- Stephen Fagin, Curator
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