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Image of Jack Ruby in police custody
Image of Jack Ruby in police custody

Image of Jack Ruby in police custody

Object number2014.080.0289.0003
Date11/24/1963
ClassificationsPhotographs
Photographer Bill Winfrey
ObjectNegative (b&w)
Credit LineThe Dallas Morning News Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza Donated by The Dallas Morning News in the interest of preserving history
MediumFilm
Dimensions2 3/16 × 2 3/16 in. (5.6 × 5.6 cm)
Collections
DescriptionOriginal 120mm black and white negative taken by staff photographer Bill Winfrey from The Dallas Morning News. Jack Ruby is escorted by police through a crowd of reporters and photographers in the halls of the Dallas Police Department on Sunday, November 24, 1963. Ruby was arrested after he shot accused presidential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald.
Curatorial Commentary
Escorting Jack Ruby in this photograph are Dallas police homicide detectives Guy Hall (foreground, wearing glasses) and Elmer Boyd (wearing cowboy hat). Boyd holds the unique distinction of having personally escorted Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, Lee Harvey Oswald, and Jack Ruby at various times during his career. - Stephen Fagin, Curator