/internal/media/dispatcher/12424/fullImage of flowers and a note in Dealey Plaza11/22/1963 - 11/24/19632 x 2 in. (5.1 x 5.1 cm)FilmWaymon and Ann Rose Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza2002.052.0168035mm color slide. The image shows a flower arrangement made of fern leaves and carnations; at its center is a red, white, and blue bow. A card of white paper is attached, "Deepest Sympathy, God forgive us all."
Written by hand on the original holder were, "9" and "7-9." Printed on the casing is also, "Kodachrome Transparency," and on the back, "Made in U.S.A." Faintly, across from, "Made in U.S.A.," "FEB 64," has been stamped/pressed into the cardboard.
The film has been put into a black plastic holder that reads, "Original."
Photographs637915.08000000005.080000000022433SlideOriginal 35mm color slide on Kodachrome Transparency film taken by Ruby trial jurist J. Waymon Rose showing flowers and a note on the ground in Dealey Plaza. The image was likely taken the weekend of the assassination in November 1963. The note reads "Deepest Sympathy, God forgive us all." Immediately after the assassination and in the following days and months, people left flowers and mementos in Dealey Plaza in honor of President Kennedy.FlowersDealey PlazaMemorialsPhotographsTributesRose, J. WaymonDallasJ. Waymon Rose (1922-2020) was selected as Juror No. 10 in the 1964 Jack Ruby trial. In 2002, Waymon and his wife, Ann, donated a remarkable collection of trial-related materials, including their personal diaries, three oversized scrapbooks, more than 150 letters and newspaper clippings and several amateur photographs such as this one.
When Waymon Rose passed away in 2020 at the age of 98, the Museum lost a treasured friend. In addition to two oral history interviews, Waymon joined us to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Jack Ruby trial in 2004 as part of a special panel discussion. He holds the distinction of being the very first guest speaker in the Museum's popular "Living History" public and educational program series, and he went on to participate in five more programs between 2009 and 2014. Two of these programs, recorded in 2013 and 2014, may be viewed in full on the Museum's YouTube channel. - Stephen Fagin, CuratorAlthough none of the floral arrangements or wreaths could be saved, the Dallas Park Department collected notecards and other written tributes that were left in Dealey Plaza following the assassination. Today, the Dallas Public Library has four binders of these cards in their holdings. - Stephen Fagin, Curator