Image of a camera misfire
Object number1989.100.0037.0010
Date11/23/1963
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)
DescriptionOriginal 35mm black and white negative taken by a Dallas Times Herald staff photographer, possibly Darryl Heikes. This image is a camera misfire which shows the upper part of the room in which the Dallas Police department's midnight press showing of suspect Lee Harvey Oswald was taking place. The upper part of the room, a light fixture and several people's hats and heads are visible in the image, which is dark.
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.
Dallas Times Herald photographer
11/23/1963
Dallas Times Herald photographer
11/23/1963
Dallas Times Herald photographer
11/23/1963
Dallas Times Herald photographer
11/23/1963
Dallas Times Herald photographer
11/23/1963
Dallas Times Herald photographer
11/23/1963
Dallas Times Herald photographer
11/23/1963
Dallas Times Herald photographer
11/23/1963
Dallas Times Herald photographer
11/23/1963
