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Image of Dallas County District Attorney Henry Wade's press conference
Image of Dallas County District Attorney Henry Wade's press conference

Image of Dallas County District Attorney Henry Wade's press conference

Object number1989.100.0038.0012
Date11/23/1963
ClassificationsPhotographs
Photographer
ObjectNegative (b&w)
Credit LineDallas Times Herald Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumFilm
Dimensions15/16 x 1 7/16 in. (2.4 x 3.6 cm)
Collections
  • Dallas Times Herald
  • "On Assignment: Dallas Times Herald 1963"
  • News Photography
  • All Online Objects
DescriptionOriginal 35mm black and white negative taken by an unidentified Dallas Times Herald staff photographer. The image shows Dallas County Criminal District Attorney Henry Wade conducting a press conference immediately following Lee Harvey Oswald's appearance at the midnight press showing at the Dallas Police Department headquarters. Ike Pappas of WNEW Radio in New York is visible, standing near Wade, holding a microphone. Darryl Heikes and another, unidentified, Dallas Times Herald photographer attended the midnight press showing. It is not known which of the two photographers took this picture.
Curatorial Commentary
This object is featured in the Museum's special exhibit, "On Assignment: Dallas Times Herald 1963," which opened on April 29, 2026.