/internal/media/dispatcher/26659/fullImage of District Attorney Henry Wade in his office11/23/19632 3/16 × 2 3/16 in. (5.6 × 5.6 cm)FilmTom C. Dillard Collection, The Dallas Morning News/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza1994.003.0041.00020Black and white 120mm negative showing an image of District Attorney Henry Wade in his office. The image was taken by a photographer from The Dallas Morning News.
In the photograph, Wade sits in a chair behind his desk. He is wearing a dark suit. His right hand is to his chin and he is looking off toward the left side of the image.
The desk in front of Wade is only seen in the lower portion of the image; it is mostly cut out by the bottom edge. On the right side of the image (Wade's left) there is a small table with a black telephone on top of it. Behind Wade is a table with various objects on it, including a silver pitcher and some framed pictures of children; there is a window behind this table.Photographs652385.60000000005.600000000011965Negative (b&w)0E-10Original black and white negative by a Dallas Morning News photographer. This image shows District Attorney Henry Wade seated at a desk in his office on November 23, 1963 in Dallas, Texas. His chin is resting in his hand as he looks towards his right.PhotographsWade, Henry M.The Dallas Morning NewsDallas County District Attorney's OfficeDallasIt is unclear what Dallas Morning News photographer took this image. - Stephanie Allen-Givens, Collections and Exhibits ManagerHenry Wade (1914-2001) was District Attorney of Dallas County from 1951 to 1987. In addition to the Kennedy assassination, he is perhaps best remembered today as the "Wade" in the landmark 1973 Supreme Court case, Roe v. Wade. He recorded an oral history with the Museum in 1992. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator