Image of Jack Ruby with lawyer Sam H. Clinton
Object number2004.058.0345.0001
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)
DescriptionOriginal black and white negative on Kodak Safety Film taken by Dallas Morning News photographer Bill Winfrey. The image shows Jack Ruby sitting at a table in a courtroom, with several men around him, including lawyer Sam H. Clinton on Ruby's right. Dallas Deputy Sheriff Nelson can be seen sitting in the background.
Curatorial CommentaryIn 1964, Sam Clinton was legal counsel to the Texas Civil Liberties Union when he joined with attorney Elmer Gertz, Sol Dann and Phil Burleson to reverse Jack Ruby's conviction for killing Lee Harvey Oswald. The man leaning over Clinton and Ruby is WBAP-TV reporter James Kerr. - Gary Mack, Curator
Bill Winfrey
12/23/1963 - 03/14/1964
