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Image of the sniper's perch window at the Texas School Book Depository
Image of the sniper's perch window at the Texas School Book Depository

Image of the sniper's perch window at the Texas School Book Depository

Object number1989.100.0028.0014
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. This image shows the sniper's perch window on the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository. An unidentified Dallas Police detective is visible through the open window.