/internal/media/dispatcher/68963/fullChief Jesse Curry's Dallas Police Department badge and identification03/11/1966Closed: 3 × 4 5/8 × 1/4 in. (7.6 × 11.7 × 0.6 cm)
Open: 6 1/8 × 7 3/8 × 1/4 in. (15.6 × 18.7 × 0.6 cm)Leather, Metal, Paper, PlasticGene Curry Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza2021.020.00020Jesse Curry's Dallas Police Department Chief of Police badge, from when he retired in 1966
Artifact was originally found in large briefcase owned by Dallas Police Chief Jesse Curry (2021.020.0001).Artifacts7350411.747523495018.73253746517.620015240015.557531115172960Badge0.63500127000.6350012700Dallas Police Department's chief of police badge carried by Jesse Curry who served from 1960 to 1966. Chief Curry held the position at the time of the assassination in November of 1963. From top to bottom, the badge reads "Police Dallas 23 Texas Chief." The badge is attached to a leather casing that contains a plastic identification card, identifying Chief Curry as retired on March 11, 1966. The identification card includes a photograph of Jesse Curry on the left, with his name, title, date of issue, and the signature of the current chief of police Charles Batchelor.InvestigationsPoliceCurry, Jesse E.Batchelor, CharlesDallas Police DepartmentDallas Times HeraldDallasThis object is featured in the Museum's special exhibit, "On Assignment: Dallas Times Herald 1963," which opened on April 29, 2026.