Image of the former Texas School Book Depository building
Object number2011.017.0011
DateJanuary 1982
ClassificationsPhotographs
Photographer
Archibald "Arch" Bryant
ObjectSlide
Credit LineArch and Eugenia Bryant Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumFilm
Dimensions2 x 2 in. (5.1 x 5.1 cm)
DescriptionOriginal 35mm color slide showing the former Texas School Book Depository in 1982, by which time it had been renovated and renamed the Dallas County Administration Building. The slide was taken from the southern corner of Elm St. and Houston St.
Curatorial CommentaryBy the time this photograph was taken in January 1982, Dallas County had built administrative offices in the former Texas School Book Depository building. In March 1981 the building had re-opened as the Dallas County Administration Building and now served as the seat of county government. Although plans were in the works for an historical exhibition on the sixth floor, the March 1981 assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan halted exhibit design and fundraising efforts for more than a year. - Stephen Fagin, Associate Curator
Bob Fenley
11/24/1963
