[Scene of Officer J.D. Tippit's murder] (2024)

Description

Original black and white photographic negative taken by Dallas Times Herald and United Press International photographer Darryl Heikes. This image shows Dallas Police Sergeant Roy Shipley guarding the site at 404 E. Tenth Street where Officer J.D. Tippit was shot and killed in Oak Cliff, about 45 minutes after the assassination of President Kennedy. The dark spot on the street near Shipley's foot is stained with Tippit's blood.

Physical Description

1 photograph : negative, b&w ; 35 mm.

Creation Information

Heikes, Darryl November 22, 1963.

Context

This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History, 2011 and was provided by the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 28465 times, with 403 in the last month. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Heikes, Darryl Photographer Darryl Heikes worked both for the Dallas Times Herald newspaper and for the wire service United Press International (UPI).

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Shipley, Roy
Tippit, J.D.

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The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

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The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza first opened its doors in 1989 on the sixth and seventh floors of the building formerly known as the Texas School Book Depository in Dallas, the site of the infamous assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

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Physical Description

1 photograph : negative, b&w ; 35 mm.

Notes

This image is the eighth photograph on negative strip 22 in the Dallas Times Herald collection.

The Dallas Times Herald newspaper employed a number of staff photographers who were assigned to cover President Kennedy's visit to Fort Worth and Dallas. Not all photographs have a confirmed photographer.

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Library of Congress Subject Headings

Assassination -- Investigation -- Dallas (Tex.)
Crime scenes -- Dallas (Tex.)
Crime scenes -- Texas -- Photographs.
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination.
Presidents -- America.
Presidents -- Assassination -- Dallas (Tex.)

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Government and Law - Law Enforcement
Government and Law - Law Enforcement - Sheriffs

Language

English

Item Type

Photograph

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Accession or Local Control No: 1989.100.0022.0008
Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth184761

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Rescuing Texas History, 2011

The 2011 edition of Rescuing Texas History includes photographs, postcards, legal documents, and more. These materials reflect generations of past Texans who contributed to the history and culture of the state.

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Dallas Times Herald Collection

The Dallas Times Herald played a crucial role in recording the historic visit of President John F. Kennedy to Dallas and Fort Worth, his subsequent assassination and its aftermath.

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John F. Kennedy Memorial Collection

This collection contains newspapers, correspondence, legal documents, police reports, photographs, and video footage documenting the weekend of President Kennedy’s assassination as well as the subsequent investigations into both Lee Harvey Oswald and Jack Ruby.

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Creation Date

November 22, 1963

Covered Time Period

Into Modern Times, 1939-Present

Coverage Date

November 22, 1963

Added to The Portal to Texas History

Sept. 9, 2011, 3:01 p.m.

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March 10, 2023, 4:46 p.m.

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United States - Texas - Dallas County - Dallas

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32.74737, -96.818485

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Heikes, Darryl.[Scene of Officer J.D. Tippit's murder],photograph, November 22, 1963; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth184761/:accessed June 29, 2024),University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza.