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Phil Willis Slide #2

Original 35mm color slide taken by assassination witness Phil Willis showing Chief Jesse Curry's car on Main Street approaching Houston Street. The Old Red Courthouse is visible on the right while the Dallas County Records Building is visible on the left.

Object Details
Object title:

Phil Willis Slide #2

Date:

11/22/1963

Medium:

Film

Dimensions:

2 × 2 in. (5.1 × 5.1 cm)

Credit line:

Phil Willis Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2002.040.0002

Curatorial Note:

Phil Willis' entire family joined him in Dealey Plaza to see the president's motorcade: his wife, Marilyn, their daughters Linda and Rosemary, and Marilyn's parents, Mr. & Mrs. William H. Stubblefield. Neither Rosemary nor the Stubblefields were questioned by the Warren Commission, although the other members of the family were interviewed. - Gary Mack, Curator

In addition to witnessing the assassination of President Kennedy, Phil Willis was also present at another historic event: the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. A second lieutenant in the Army Air Corps, Willis was assigned to the 86th Observation Squadron at Bellows Field in Oahu, Hawaii, during the Japanese attack. During World War II, he flew a total of 52 combat missions. Mr. Willis passed away in January 1995, before he could record an oral history with the Museum. However, his wife, Marilyn Willis, participated in a videotaped group interview with other assassination eyewitnesses on November 22, 1996. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

Phil Willis Slide #2

Original 35mm color slide taken by assassination witness Phil Willis showing Chief Jesse Curry's car on Main Street approaching Houston Street. The Old Red Courthouse is visible on the right while the Dallas County Records Building is visible on the left.

Object Details
Object title:

Phil Willis Slide #2

Date:

11/22/1963

Terms:

Downtown Dallas

Main Street

Crowds

Assassination

Motorcade

Photographs

Eyewitnesses

Kennedy, John F.

Willis, Phil

Old Red Courthouse

Dallas County Records Building

Dallas

Medium:

Film

Dimensions:

2 × 2 in. (5.1 × 5.1 cm)

Credit line:

Phil Willis Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2002.040.0002

Curatorial Note:

Phil Willis' entire family joined him in Dealey Plaza to see the president's motorcade: his wife, Marilyn, their daughters Linda and Rosemary, and Marilyn's parents, Mr. & Mrs. William H. Stubblefield. Neither Rosemary nor the Stubblefields were questioned by the Warren Commission, although the other members of the family were interviewed. - Gary Mack, Curator

In addition to witnessing the assassination of President Kennedy, Phil Willis was also present at another historic event: the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. A second lieutenant in the Army Air Corps, Willis was assigned to the 86th Observation Squadron at Bellows Field in Oahu, Hawaii, during the Japanese attack. During World War II, he flew a total of 52 combat missions. Mr. Willis passed away in January 1995, before he could record an oral history with the Museum. However, his wife, Marilyn Willis, participated in a videotaped group interview with other assassination eyewitnesses on November 22, 1996. - Stephen Fagin, Curator