Image of the main entrance to the Texas School Book Depository
Object number2002.004.0025
Date11/22/1963
ClassificationsPhotographs
Photographer
Jay Skaggs
ObjectPhotograph (color)
Credit LineJay Skaggs Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumPaper
Dimensions3 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. (8.9 x 12.1 cm)
DescriptionColor print made from the original 35mm slide, #13 of 20 images, taken by Jay Skaggs from the southeast corner of Elm and Houston Streets. Although faded and slightly blurred, this image shows the northwest corner of the Elm-Houston streets intersection, the Texas School Book Depository doorway, an unidentified photographer and several police officers. The photo appears to have been taken before 1:00 p.m., less than 30 minutes after the assassination. The time can be determined because it is known that Dallas Police Captain Will Fritz arrived on the scene at 12:58 p.m. and his car is not visible in this image.
Curatorial CommentaryAccording to his testimony before the Warren Commission, Dallas Police Captain Will Fritz, head of the Homicide Office, arrived at the Texas School Book Depository at 12:58 p.m. News film by KRLD-TV shows Fritz arriving in his white car and walking into the Depository. The car's absence in this image helps establish the time-frame for this picture. - Gary Mack, Curator
