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Image of Judge Joe B. Brown during the Jack Ruby trial
Image of Judge Joe B. Brown during the Jack Ruby trial

Image of Judge Joe B. Brown during the Jack Ruby trial

Object number2004.058.0252.0002
Date1964
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)
Collections
DescriptionOriginal black and white negative on Kodak Safety Film taken by Dallas Morning News photographer Bill Winfrey. The image shows Judge Joe B. Brown surrounded by reporters and cameramen in a courthouse hallway during the Jack Ruby trial.
Curatorial Commentary
Recognizing that the Jack Ruby trial would likely attract much media attention, Judge Joe B. Brown hired the Sam Bloom Agency in Dallas to coordinate press registration and serve as his personal media representative. Ironically, the Bloom Agency had coordinated public relations for President Kennedy's visit to Dallas in November 1963. - Stephen Fagin, Curator
The man in the white shirt is likely ABC News photographer Jim Davidson, who also filmed Ruby shooting Oswald. - Gary Mack, Curator