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Color photograph of three women at work in the Texas School Book Depository
Color photograph of three women at work in the Texas School Book Depository

Color photograph of three women at work in the Texas School Book Depository

Object number2017.068.0005
DateDecember 1963
ClassificationsPhotographs
ObjectPhotograph (color)
Credit LineKaren Westbrook Scranton Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumPaper, Photo
Dimensions3 1/2 × 3 7/16 in. (8.9 × 8.7 cm)
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DescriptionColor photographic print of three women who worked for the South-Western Publishing Company on the second floor of the Texas School Book Depository, seated at their desks. This photo was taken in December 1963, shortly before Christmas. Karen Westbrook, who was a stenographer with South-Western Publishing in 1963-1964, identified the woman at the left as unknown, Karen Westbrook in the back, and Carol (last name unknown) seated in the right foreground.