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Image of a damaged stop sign at the southeast corner of Tenth and Patton Streets
Image of a damaged stop sign at the southeast corner of Tenth and Patton Streets

Image of a damaged stop sign at the southeast corner of Tenth and Patton Streets

Object number1989.100.0022.0012
Date11/22/1963
ClassificationsPhotographs
Photographer Darryl Heikes
ObjectNegative (b&w)
Credit LineDarryl Heikes, photographer, Dallas 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 Dallas Times Herald and United Press International photographer Darryl Heikes. This image shows a damaged stop sign on the southeast corner of Tenth Street and Patton Street in Oak Cliff, near the scene of Officer J.D. Tippit's murder on November 22, 1963.
Curatorial Commentary
This stop sign was damaged during a minor traffic accident the morning of the assassination, several hours before Officer Tippit was shot. - Gary Mack, Curator