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Image of the sixth floor window of the Texas School Book Depository

Original 35mm color slide of the sixth-floor corner window of 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 is centered on the sniper's perch window in the southeast corner of the sixth floor. A corner of the Hertz sign can be seen atop the building.

Object Details
Object title:

Image of the sixth floor window of the Texas School Book Depository

Date:

11/24/1963

Medium:

Cardboard, Film

Dimensions:

2 × 2 in. (5.1 × 5.1 cm)

Credit line:

Rudy and Vera Clauss Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2018.006.0026

Curatorial Note:

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 the sixth floor window of the Texas School Book Depository

Original 35mm color slide of the sixth-floor corner window of 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 is centered on the sniper's perch window in the southeast corner of the sixth floor. A corner of the Hertz sign can be seen atop the building.

Object Details
Object title:

Image of the sixth floor window of the Texas School Book Depository

Date:

11/24/1963

Terms:

Photographs

Hertz sign

Windows

Sniper's perch

Texas School Book Depository

Dallas

Medium:

Cardboard, Film

Dimensions:

2 × 2 in. (5.1 × 5.1 cm)

Credit line:

Rudy and Vera Clauss Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2018.006.0026

Curatorial Note:

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