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Black and white photograph of mourners and flowers in Dealey Plaza
Black and white photograph of mourners and flowers in Dealey Plaza

Black and white photograph of mourners and flowers in Dealey Plaza

Object number2006.020.0008
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)
Collections
DescriptionBlack and white photograph of mourners and flowers on the south side of Elm Street in Dealey Plaza, taken the afternoon of the assassination. The Texas School Book Depository is in the background.
Curatorial Commentary
This amateur photograph of Dealey Plaza 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