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Image of the north side of the Texas School Book Depository building
Image of the north side of the Texas School Book Depository building

Image of the north side of the Texas School Book Depository building

Object number2014.080.0327.0003
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)
DescriptionOriginal 35mm black and white negative taken by a staff photographer from The Dallas Morning News. The photographer stood on the north side of the Texas School Book Depository, looking back toward the building and Dealey Plaza from the railroad tracks crossing Houston Street on Monday, November 25, 1963.
Curatorial Commentary
This photograph, part of a series showing the Texas School Book Depository and Dealey Plaza from a variety of angles, was likely taken by Dallas Morning News staff photographer Bill Winfrey. In a 2004 oral history with the Museum, Winfrey recalled taking a series of photographs of the area in the hopes of creating a panoramic perspective of the site. Ultimately, he decided not to print the photographs. "I never printed them," he recalled. "It's a lot of work to print them, and who needs them?" Today, these images offer interesting and historically significant views of Dealey Plaza from several rarely seen vantage points. - Stephen Fagin, Curator