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Image of Oswald's mother Marguerite in front of the Texas School Book Depository
Image of Oswald's mother Marguerite in front of the Texas School Book Depository

Image of Oswald's mother Marguerite in front of the Texas School Book Depository

Object number2004.058.0323.0002
Date1964
ClassificationsPhotographs
Photographer Bill Winfrey
ObjectNegative (b&w)
Credit LineBill Winfrey Collection, The Dallas Morning News/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumFilm
Dimensions2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. (5.7 x 5.7 cm)
Collections
DescriptionOriginal black and white negative on Kodak Safety Film taken by Dallas Morning News photographer Bill Winfrey. The image shows Lee Harvey Oswald's mother Marguerite Oswald standing in Dealey Plaza in front of the Texas School Book Depository.
Curatorial Commentary
Bill Winfrey took this impromptu photograph of Marguerite Oswald in Dealey Plaza after he spotted her attending the Jack Ruby trial at the Dallas County Criminal Courts building in March 1964. In his oral history with The Sixth Floor Museum, Winfrey recalled, "I very discreetly led her out there and talked to her and had lunch with her. She was willing to talk to anybody." - Stephen Fagin, Curator