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William Allen Oral History

William Allen Oral History

Object number2014.001.0137
Date11/17/2014
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject William Allen
Oral history interviewer Stephen Fagin
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumBorn digital (.m2ts file)
DimensionsDuration: 92 Minutes
Collections
DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with William Allen. A United Press International photographer on the staff of the Dallas Times Herald in 1963, Allen photographed President Kennedy at the Hotel Texas in Fort Worth and took a number of images in Dealey Plaza and on the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository following the assassination. His photographs of the infamous "three tramps" arrested in Dealey Plaza have generated significant research interest over the years. In 1964, Allen covered the Jack Ruby trial. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on November 17, 2014 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and thirty-two minutes long.
Curatorial Commentary
The day after this oral history was recorded, Mr. Allen joined three of his former Dallas Times Herald colleagues for a Museum panel discussion. This program may be viewed in full on the Museum's YouTube channel: Dallas Times Herald 1963 - YouTube. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator   
Negative strip 24 from the Museum's Dallas Times Herald Collection includes William Allen's significant photographs of the so-called "three tramps" in Dealey Plaza as well as views of the Texas School Book Depository and bystander Larry Florer, who was briefly in police custody following the shooting. The full negative strip may be viewed here: https://emuseum.jfk.org/objects/4020. - Stephen Fagin, Curator