Kent Barker Collection / The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

January 2, 1960

JFK ENTERS THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE

Senator Kennedy announces his candidacy for President of the United States.

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Image: Kennedy's presidential campaign button features his face on a background of red, white and blue stripes.

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Image 9 from Negative Strip 36: Dallas Police Department of Lee Harvey Oswald being escorted by police detectives into a large room of reporters

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Image 9 from Negative Strip 36: Dallas Police Department of Lee Harvey Oswald being escorted by police detectives into a large room of reporters

Original 35mm black and white negative taken by an unidentified Dallas Times Herald staff photographer. The image shows Lee Harvey Oswald being escorted into the jail basement assembly room of the Dallas Police Department prior to the start of the midnight press showing. The negative is on Kodak Tri-X Pan Film. This image is labeled #9 on section 2 of negative strip 36.The old TMS record for the images on this negative strip did not identify a photographer. Based on research conducted by collections intern Mark Davies in June and July 2012, curatorial and collections staff concluded that Darryl Heikes and one other DTH photographer attended the midnight press conference. It is not possible to say at this time who took the photos. (Lindsey Richardson, 8/9/13)Oswald led into lineup room for midnight press conference

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Image 9 from Negative Strip 36: Dallas Police Department of Lee Harvey Oswald being escorted by police detectives into a large room of reporters

Date:

11/23/1963

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Photographs

Dallas Police Department

Detectives

Photographer

Police

Microphones

Dallas Municipal Building

Dallas Police Headquarters

Reporter

Dallas Times Herald
Medium:

Film

Dimensions:

15/16 x 1 7/16 in. (2.4 x 3.6 cm)

Credit line:

Dallas Times Herald Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

1989.100.0036.0006

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Image 9 from Negative Strip 36: Dallas Police Department of Lee Harvey Oswald being escorted by police detectives into a large room of reporters

Original 35mm black and white negative taken by an unidentified Dallas Times Herald staff photographer. The image shows Lee Harvey Oswald being escorted into the jail basement assembly room of the Dallas Police Department prior to the start of the midnight press showing. The negative is on Kodak Tri-X Pan Film. This image is labeled #9 on section 2 of negative strip 36.The old TMS record for the images on this negative strip did not identify a photographer. Based on research conducted by collections intern Mark Davies in June and July 2012, curatorial and collections staff concluded that Darryl Heikes and one other DTH photographer attended the midnight press conference. It is not possible to say at this time who took the photos. (Lindsey Richardson, 8/9/13)Oswald led into lineup room for midnight press conference

Object Details
Object title:

Image 9 from Negative Strip 36: Dallas Police Department of Lee Harvey Oswald being escorted by police detectives into a large room of reporters

Date:

11/23/1963

Terms:

Photographs

Dallas Police Department

Detectives

Photographer

Police

Microphones

Dallas Municipal Building

Dallas Police Headquarters

Reporter

Dallas Times Herald

Medium:

Film

Dimensions:

15/16 x 1 7/16 in. (2.4 x 3.6 cm)

Credit line:

Dallas Times Herald Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

1989.100.0036.0006

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