[Sergeant Roy Shipley guarding the scene of the Tippit shooting] Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title [Sergeant Roy Shipley guarding the scene of the Tippit shooting]

Creator

  • Photographer: Heikes, Darryl
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: Photographer Darryl Heikes worked both for the Dallas Times Herald newspaper and for the wire service United Press International (UPI).

Date

  • Creation: 1963-11-22

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Original black and white photographic negative taken by Dallas Times Herald and United Press International photographer Darryl Heikes showing 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.

Subject

  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination.
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Presidents -- America.
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Presidents -- Assassination -- Dallas (Tex.)
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Government and Law - Law Enforcement
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Government and Law - Law Enforcement - Sheriffs
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Assassination -- Investigation -- Dallas (Tex.)
  • Named Person: Shipley, Roy
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Crime scenes -- Dallas (Tex.)
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Crime scenes -- Texas -- Photographs.
  • Named Person: Tippit, J. D.

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Dallas County - Dallas
  • Time Period: mod-tim
  • Coverage Date: 1963-11-22

Collection

  • Name: Rescuing Texas History, 2011
    Code: SG11
  • Name: Dallas Times Herald Collection
    Code: DTHJFK
  • Name: John F. Kennedy Memorial Collection
    Code: JFKAM

Institution

  • Name: The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
    Code: SFMDP

Rights

  • Rights Holder: The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Resource Type

  • Photograph

Format

  • Image

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: 1989.100.0022.0009
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth184762

Note

  • Digital Preservation: creationAppName: Adobe Photoshop creationAppVersion: CS creationHardware: Epson Perfection V700 Photo
  • Display Note: This image is the ninth photograph on negative strip 22 in the Dallas Times Herald collection.
  • Display Note: 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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