/internal/media/dispatcher/24664/fullPhoto of Lee Harvey Oswald moments before he was shot by Jack Ruby11/24/196310 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm)Paper, PhotoTom C. Dillard Collection, The Dallas Morning News/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza1994.003.01200Black and white photograph showing Lee Harvey Oswald just before he was shot by Jack Ruby in the basement of the Dallas Police Headquarters during his jail transfer.
In the photograph, Lee Harvey Oswald appears walking between Jim Leavelle and L.C. Graves. Leavelle wears a light-colored suit and hat; Graves' suit and hat are dark. Oswald is wearing a dark shirt and pants; his hands are folded in front of him and he looks toward the left side of the image.
In the image's lower right corner, Jack Ruby is seen lurching forward with his .38 Colt Cobra Revolver in his right hand. He aims directly at Oswald.
Men in suits line the path of Oswald, Leavelle and Graves on the left side and in the background.
The photograph has a white border.
On the back of the photograph, two purple rubber stamps have been applied. The first reads, "JACK BEERS." The second has a rectangular border in which is printed, "DALLAS MORNING NEWS, JAN 28 1964, NEWS STAFF PHOTO."Photographs6501520.320000000025.400000000022823Photograph (b&w)Black and white photographic print by Dallas Morning News photographer Jack Beers. Image shows Lee Harvey Oswald moments before he was shot by Jack Ruby in the basement of the Dallas Police Department Headquarters during his jail transfer on November 24, 1963 in Dallas, Texas. Lee Harvey Oswald appears walking between Dallas Police officers Jim Leavelle and L.C. Graves. In the lower right corner, Jack Ruby is seen lurching forward with his .38 Colt Cobra Revolver in his right hand, aiming directly at Oswald.PhotographerPolicePistolsFirearmsPhotographsBasementLeavelle, JimGraves, L. C.Ruby, JackBeers, JackOswald, Lee HarveyThe Dallas Morning NewsDallas Police DepartmentDallas Police HeadquartersDallas Municipal BuildingDallasDallas Morning News photographer Jack Beers took this image six-tenths of a second before rival photographer Bob Jackson of the Dallas Times Herald snapped the iconic photo of Lee Harvey Oswald reacting to the fatal gunshot by Jack Ruby. Jackson's photo ultimately won the 1964 Pulitzer Prize for News Photography. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator