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Image of an "X" marked in chalk on the floor at Dallas Police Department
Image of an "X" marked in chalk on the floor at Dallas Police Department

Image of an "X" marked in chalk on the floor at Dallas Police Department

Object number1994.003.0040.0002
Date1964
ClassificationsPhotographs
ObjectNegative (b&w)
Credit LineTom C. Dillard Collection, The Dallas Morning News/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumFilm
Dimensions2 3/16 × 2 3/16 in. (5.6 × 5.6 cm)
Collections
DescriptionOriginal black and white negative by a Dallas Morning News photographer. This image, taken in the spring of 1964, shows an "X" marked on the floor of the basement office at Dallas police headquarters. The shoe of an unknown individual points towards the location. The "X" likely marks the location where Lee Harvey Oswald was brought by law enforcement officials after being shot by Jack Ruby on November 24, 1963. In this location, Oswald was briefly examined by a first aid technician while awaiting an ambulance to Parkland Memorial Hospital.
Curatorial Commentary
It is unclear what Dallas Morning News photographer took this image. - Stephanie Allen-Givens, Collections and Exhibits Manager