Image of the Texas School Book Depository two weeks after the assassination

Object number2005.010.0178

Date12/05/1963

ClassificationsPhotographs

Photographer Dallas County Sheriff's Department

ObjectNegative (b&w)

Credit LineDallas County Sheriff's Department Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

MediumFilm

Dimensions4 x 5 in. (10.2 x 12.7 cm)

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DescriptionBlack and white 4x5" negative of the south face of the Texas School Book Depository from a vantage in Dealey Plaza; the Hertz sign is visible atop the building. Taken by the Dallas County Sheriff's Department two weeks after the assassination.

Curatorial Commentary

These black and white photographs of the Texas School Book Depository building were part of the investigative file of the Dallas County Sheriff's Department. Deputy sheriffs were dispatched approximately two weeks after the assassination to thoroughly photograph the exterior of the Depository from all sides. Today these seldom-published images offer a unique period glimpse at the full structure, including the fire stairs, entry signage, and loading dock. - Stephen Fagin, Curator