Black and white photograph of the Texas School Book Depository

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Black and white photograph of the Texas School Book Depository

Object number2006.020.0006

Date11/22/1963

ClassificationsPhotographs

Photographer Jim Walker

ObjectPhotograph (b&w)

Credit LineJim Walker Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

MediumPaper

Dimensions3 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. (8.3 x 12.1 cm)

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DescriptionBlack and white photograph of the Texas School Book Depository taken hours after the assassination. The photographer stood on the south side of Dealey Plaza, looking north. According to the clock on the Hertz sign on top of the building, this picture was taken at 2:57 p.m. The photographer used a blue-ink pen to indicate the southeast corner window on the sixth floor.

Curatorial Commentary

This amateur photograph of the Texas School Book Depository was taken by Jim Walker, a mail sorter at the Terminal Annex building in Dealey Plaza. Walker took photos of the motorcade from the corner of Main and Market Street. Following the assassination, he also photographed the scene at Dealey Plaza and outside the Texas Theatre in Oak Cliff. Mr. Walker, who donated all of his images to the Museum in 2006, recorded an oral history about his experiences on June 6, 2006. - Stephen Fagin, Associate Curator