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Black and white photograph of mourners and flowers in Dealey Plaza

Black and white photograph of mourners and flowers on the south side of Elm Street in Dealey Plaza, taken the afternoon of the assassination. The Texas School Book Depository is in the background.

Object Details
Object title:

Black and white photograph of mourners and flowers in Dealey Plaza

Date:

11/22/1963

Medium:

Paper

Dimensions:

3 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. (8.3 x 12.1 cm)

Credit line:

Jim Walker Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2006.020.0008

Curatorial Note:

This amateur photograph of Dealey Plaza was taken by Jim Walker, a mail sorter at the Terminal Annex building in Dealey Plaza. Walker took photos of the motorcade from the corner of Main and Market Street. Following the assassination, he also photographed the scene at Dealey Plaza and outside the Texas Theatre in Oak Cliff. Mr. Walker, who donated all of his images to the Museum in 2006, recorded an oral history about his experiences on June 6, 2006. - Stephen Fagin, Associate Curator

Black and white photograph of mourners and flowers in Dealey Plaza

Black and white photograph of mourners and flowers on the south side of Elm Street in Dealey Plaza, taken the afternoon of the assassination. The Texas School Book Depository is in the background.

Object Details
Object title:

Black and white photograph of mourners and flowers in Dealey Plaza

Date:

11/22/1963

Terms:

Crowds

Flowers

Memorials

Mourners

Photographs

Dealey Plaza

Walker, Jim

Texas School Book Depository

Dallas

Medium:

Paper

Dimensions:

3 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. (8.3 x 12.1 cm)

Credit line:

Jim Walker Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2006.020.0008

Curatorial Note:

This amateur photograph of Dealey Plaza was taken by Jim Walker, a mail sorter at the Terminal Annex building in Dealey Plaza. Walker took photos of the motorcade from the corner of Main and Market Street. Following the assassination, he also photographed the scene at Dealey Plaza and outside the Texas Theatre in Oak Cliff. Mr. Walker, who donated all of his images to the Museum in 2006, recorded an oral history about his experiences on June 6, 2006. - Stephen Fagin, Associate Curator