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Image of the empty sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository
Image of the empty sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository

Image of the empty sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository

Object number1989.044.0004
Date01/06/1983
ClassificationsPhotographs
Photographer Eugene George
ObjectPhotograph (b&w)
Credit LineEugene George Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumPaper
Dimensions5 x 6 3/8 in. (12.7 x 16.2 cm)
Collections
DescriptionBlack and white photograph of the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository building before renovations began in the 1980s. Part of a Texas School Book Depository sign is visible at the right side of the photo.
Curatorial Commentary
On the far right side of this photograph, notice the long sign that reads “Texas School Book Depository.”  This faux signage, consisting of foam letters on a wood background, was a prop placed above the building’s doorway during the production of two television movies, The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald (ABC, 1977) and Ruby and Oswald (CBS, 1978). Both movies were shot on location in Dallas during the summer of 1977, and this sign was apparently abandoned after filming. It is now part of the Museum’s Collection (1987.001.0136). - Stephen Fagin, Curator