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Image of a fire engine in the intersection of Elm and Houston streets
Image of a fire engine in the intersection of Elm and Houston streets

Image of a fire engine in the intersection of Elm and Houston streets

Object number1989.100.0026.0012
Date11/22/1963
ClassificationsPhotographs
Photographer William Allen
ObjectNegative (b&w)
Credit LineWilliam Allen, 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)
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DescriptionOriginal 35mm black and white negative taken by Dallas Times Herald staff photographer William Allen Friday afternoon after the assassination - between 12:30 and 1 p.m. This image shows a Dallas Fire Department fire engine in the intersection of Elm and Houston streets. Police officers and cars and men wearing fire department coats and hats fill the intersection. Crowds can be seen on the sidewalks and people also lean out of office windows in the Dal-Tex Building.