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Policemen bowing their heads at Officer J.D. Tippit's funeral
Policemen bowing their heads at Officer J.D. Tippit's funeral

Policemen bowing their heads at Officer J.D. Tippit's funeral

Object number2014.080.0310.0005
Date11/25/1963
ClassificationsPhotographs
Photographer Dallas Morning News Photographer
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
Dimensions15/16 × 1 5/16 in. (2.4 × 3.3 cm)
Collections
DescriptionOriginal 35mm black and white negative taken by a staff photographer from The Dallas Morning News. A crowd of police officers and civilians bows their heads at the funeral of Officer J.D. Tippit on Monday, November 25, 1963. The funeral was held at Beckley Hills Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas.
Curatorial Commentary
Seen in this photograph are Dallas police officers as well as officers representing the Garland Police Department from Garland, Texas, a suburban city northeast of Dallas. - Stephen Fagin, Curator