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Image of a camera misfire
Image of a camera misfire

Image of a camera misfire

Object number1989.100.0021.0002
Date11/21/1963
ClassificationsPhotographs
Photographer Dallas Times Herald 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
DescriptionOriginal 35mm black and white negative taken by a Dallas Times Herald staff photographer. This image is a camera misfire which appears to show an aerial perspective of the Trade Mart floor, a table, and some feet. Photographers would sometimes snap a photo of nothing in particular just to make sure that the film was advancing through the camera properly. It is not known whether this misfire was deliberate or accidental. Because this shot is one of the first pictures on the roll, it seems more likely to have been a deliberate misfire. The images on this negative strip were likely taken by one of two Dallas Times Herald staff photographers at the Dallas Trade Mart that day: Bill Beal or Bob Jackson. It is unknown which of the two men took these pictures.
Image of a camera misfire
Image of a camera misfire
Dallas Times Herald photographer
11/21/1963
Image of a camera misfire
Image of a camera misfire
Dallas Times Herald photographer
11/21/1963
Image of the presidential communications room at the Dallas Trade Mart
Image of the presidential communications room at the Dallas Trade Mart
Dallas Times Herald photographer
11/21/1963
Image of the presidential communications room at the Dallas Trade Mart
Image of the presidential communications room at the Dallas Trade Mart
Dallas Times Herald photographer
11/21/1963
Image of the presidential communications room at the Dallas Trade Mart
Image of the presidential communications room at the Dallas Trade Mart
Dallas Times Herald photographer
11/21/1963
Image of banquet tables being set up at the Dallas Trade Mart
Image of banquet tables being set up at the Dallas Trade Mart
Dallas Times Herald photographer
11/21/1963
Image of banquet tables being set up at the Dallas Trade Mart
Image of banquet tables being set up at the Dallas Trade Mart
Dallas Times Herald photographer
11/21/1963
Image of banquet tables being set up at the Dallas Trade Mart
Image of banquet tables being set up at the Dallas Trade Mart
Dallas Times Herald photographer
11/21/1963
Image of fountain inside the Dallas Trade Mart
Image of fountain inside the Dallas Trade Mart
Dallas Times Herald photographer
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Image of fountain inside the Dallas Trade Mart
Image of fountain inside the Dallas Trade Mart
Dallas Times Herald photographer
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Negative Strip 21 from the Dallas Times Herald Collection
Negative Strip 21 from the Dallas Times Herald Collection
Dallas Times Herald photographer
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Image of a camera misfire
Image of a camera misfire
Dallas Times Herald photographer
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