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Secret Service taking measurements in Dealey Plaza on November 27, 1963
Secret Service taking measurements in Dealey Plaza on November 27, 1963

Secret Service taking measurements in Dealey Plaza on November 27, 1963

Object number2014.080.0364.0004
Date11/27/1963
ClassificationsPhotographs
Photographer Dallas Morning News Photographer
ObjectNegative (b&w)
Credit LineThe Dallas Morning News Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza Donated by The Dallas Morning News in the interest of preserving history
MediumFilm
Dimensions1 5/16 × 15/16 in. (3.3 × 2.4 cm)
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DescriptionOriginal 35mm black and white negative taken by a staff photographer from The Dallas Morning News. Three men with survey equipment stand in the middle of Elm Street taking measurements on November 27, 1963. The Secret Service recreated the assassination in Dealey Plaza that day as part of their ongoing investigations. Flowers left as a memorial to President Kennedy are in a roped-off area in the foreground.