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Tom Dillard Oral History
Tom Dillard Oral History

Tom Dillard Oral History

Object number1993.011.0013
Date07/19/1993
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject
Oral history interviewer
Oral history interviewer
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumHi-8 videotape
Dimensions120 Minutes
Collections
  • Dallas Motorcade
  • All Online Objects
  • Oral History Collection
DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Tom Dillard. Chief photographer for The Dallas Morning News in 1963, Dillard was riding in a press car in the Dallas motorcade. He captured a famous photograph showing the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository within seconds of the shooting and went on to photograph the scene at Parkland Memorial Hospital. Dillard later covered the Jack Ruby trial in 1964. Interview conducted at Mr. Dillard's home on July 19, 1993, by Wes Wise and Bob Porter. The interview is one hour and fifty-nine minutes long.
Curatorial Commentary
Mr. Dillard passed away on May 21, 2002. - Stephen Fagin, Curator
The Museum acquired Mr. Dillard's photographs related to the Kennedy assassination in 1994. The entire collection can now be viewed online here: https://emuseum.jfk.org/collections/69/tom-dillard-collection - Stephanie Allen-Givens, Collections and Exhibits Manager