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Black and white photograph of flag at half-staff hours after the assassination
Black and white photograph of flag at half-staff hours after the assassination

Black and white photograph of flag at half-staff hours after the assassination

Object number2006.020.0012
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 showing an American flag at half-staff at the Oak Cliff post office in Dallas. The photograph was taken by Jim Walker a few hours after the assassination of President Kennedy.
Curatorial Commentary
This amateur photograph of a flag at half-staff 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