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Image of the Oswald family at Lee Harvey Oswald's funeral
Image of the Oswald family at Lee Harvey Oswald's funeral

Image of the Oswald family at Lee Harvey Oswald's funeral

Object number1989.100.0051.0001
Date11/25/1963
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)
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DescriptionOriginal 35mm black and white negative taken by an unidentified Dallas Times Herald staff photographer. This image shows Oswald family members during the graveside funeral service for Lee Harvey Oswald at the Rose Hill Memorial Park in Fort Worth, Texas on Monday, November 25, 1963. Seated from left to right are: Lee Harvey Oswald's wife, Marina, holding their daughter June; his brother Robert; and his mother, Marguerite, holding Marina and Lee's infant daughter Rachel.
Curatorial Commentary
In 1965, Marguerite Oswald, mother of Lee Harvey Oswald, wrote Aftermath of an Execution, which chronicles her son's burial and final rites.  This publication is available to researchers in the Museum's Reading Room. - Mrs. Krishna Shenoy, Librarian/Archivist