Color slide of the Texas School Book Depository building
Object number1996.014.0055
DateSeptember 1964
ClassificationsPhotographs
Photographer
George Reid
ObjectSlide
Credit LineGeorge Reid Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumFilm
Dimensions2 x 2 in. (5.1 x 5.1 cm)
Collections
DescriptionOriginal color 35mm slide by amateur photographer George Reid. The image shows the Texas School Book Depository building from the eastern end of Houston Street across Dealey Plaza. The Hertz sign is visible on the top of the building and reflects the current time as 3:02 pm in September 1964.
Curatorial CommentaryGeorge Reid was a longtime John F. Kennedy supporter who campaigned for him in Texas. He also filmed home-movie footage of President Kennedy at Love Field in Dallas and in Dealey Plaza on several occasions in the 1960s, which can be seen here: https://emuseum.jfk.org/objects/15499. - Stephanie Allen-Givens, Collections and Exhibits Manager
Above the entrance to the building can be seen the original Texas School Book Depository sign that is now in the Museum's collection (https://emuseum.jfk.org/objects/33132). Additionally, the iconic latticework screens that are visible covering the first floor windows of the Texas School Book Depository were made of decorative cast concrete bricks known as "breeze blocks." The purpose of the breeze blocks was so that the ground floor windows could be opened to allow ventilation of the space while cutting down on noise pollution from nearby streets. - Stephanie Allen-Givenspollutiontions and Exhibits Manager
George Reid
11/24/1963 - 11/25/1963
