Color image of press outside Dallas City Hall after the assassination

Object number2020.027.0004

Date11/22/1963 - 11/24/1963

ClassificationsPhotographs

Photographer Jack Johnson

ObjectTransparency (color)

Credit LineJake Ingebrigtson Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

MediumFilm, Cardboard

Dimensions2 3/4 × 2 3/4 in. (7 × 7 cm)

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DescriptionColor transparency image of press outside Dallas City Hall after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy the weekend of the Kennedy assassination. A WBAP-TV news van is visible parked in front of the entrance to the building on Harwood Street. The image was reportedly shot by Jack Johnson, vice president of the First National Bank of Dallas in 1963. The cardboard transparency holder reads "Kodak Ektachrome Transparency processed by Kodak."

Curatorial Commentary

The four color transparencies in this collection were acquired by assassination enthusiast Jake Ingebrigtson and subsequently donated to the Museum. Jake found these online as part of a much larger photographic collection being sold individually, slide by slide. We are grateful that Jake was able to acquire these four, although it is always disappointing when a complete personal photo record from the assassination weekend is broken up, taking away important context. These four images, reportedly shot by Jack Johnson, Vice President of the First National Bank of Dallas in 1963, were part of a collection that also included images of the presidential parade on Main Street (from the same vantage point as seen in these slides), Dealey Plaza from a variety of angles following the assassination, and views of Six Flags Over Texas from their 1963 season. – Stephanie Fagin, Curator