Detail View: SHIMMER: Texas School Book Depository
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Title:
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Texas School Book Depository
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Creation Date:
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1901
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Image Date:
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2002
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Period:
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20th century
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Location:
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Dallas, Texas
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Country:
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USA
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Display Creator:
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not known
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Image ID:
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02-4046
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Description:
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Exterior view from a height taking in the building itself, the 6th floor being where Lee Harvey Oswald shot from to assassinate American President John F. Kennedy in 1963, and the surrounding area, including the infamous grassy knoll. Also known as the Dallas County Administration building. It was originally constructed in 1883 as the Southern Rock Island Plow Company, which was struck by lightining and rebuilt in 1901. The building now also houses the 6th Floor Museum.
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Rights:
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© Paul Walker (Sheffield Hallam University Staff c. 1979-1998)
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Permissions:
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For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >." Please contact Paul Walker via the Media Materials Team for permission to use this image for any other purpose.
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Photographed by:
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Paul Walker
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Creator:
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not known
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Subject Heading:
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Heritage tourism -- United States
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Subject Heading:
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Museums -- United States
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Subject Heading:
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Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
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