Image of Jack Ruby in handcuffs escorted by police, answering questions
Object number2004.058.0126.0001
Date12/23/1963 - 03/14/1964
ClassificationsPhotographs
Photographer
Bill Winfrey
ObjectNegative (b&w)
Credit LineBill Winfrey Collection, The Dallas Morning News/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumFilm
Dimensions2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. (5.7 x 5.7 cm)
DescriptionOriginal black and white negative on Kodak Safety Film taken by Dallas Morning News photographer Bill Winfrey. Image shows Jack Ruby, in handcuffs, being escorted by law enforcement while Travis Linn, a reporter with Dallas ABC affiliate WFAA-TV, interviews Ruby and another reporter takes notes.
This image was taken in the connector driveway between the Dallas County Records Building and the Dallas County Criminal Courts Building.
Curatorial CommentaryThis image, along with materials from the DA's Ruby file (which is on loan to the Museum) and from the Museum's permanent collection, briefly appeared in a temporary display on the Museum's seventh floor in 2017. - Lindsey Richardson, Curator of Collections
