Surveillance Photo of Piccadilly Cafeteria Civil Rights Protest

Black and white photographic print of two unknown white men and a small child at a June 1964 civil rights protest at the Piccadilly Cafeteria on Commerce Street in downtown Dallas. The image shows the men standing in a line outside the cafeteria. The man on the left is holding a small child while looking directly at the viewer. Another man on the right is looking towards the viewer's left. There is a sign posted in the window of the cafeteria behind them that identifies the day’s special as "Meatballs and spaghetti." Stamped in red ink on back of photo is the date "Jun 4 1964". This is one of many surveillance photos taken by the Dallas County Sheriff's Department during the month-long civil rights protest at the Piccadilly Cafeteria in Dallas, Texas, in 1964.
Date: June 4, 1964
Creator: Dallas County Sheriff's Department
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Surveillance Photo of Piccadilly Cafeteria Civil Rights Protest

Black and white photographic print of two unknown white men and a small child at a June 1964 civil rights protest at the Piccadilly Cafeteria on Commerce Street in downtown Dallas. The image shows the men standing in a line outside the cafeteria. The man on the left is holding a small child while looking directly at the viewer. Another man on the right is looking towards the viewer's left. There is a sign posted in the window of the cafeteria behind them that identifies the day’s special as "Meatballs and spaghetti." Stamped in red ink on back of photo is the date "Jun 4 1964". This is one of many surveillance photos taken by the Dallas County Sheriff's Department during the month-long civil rights protest at the Piccadilly Cafeteria in Dallas, Texas, in 1964.
Date: June 4, 1964
Creator: Dallas County Sheriff's Department
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Writ of Habeas Corpus Number 1193. Bail Hearing [Part 1], December 1963 (open access)

Writ of Habeas Corpus Number 1193. Bail Hearing [Part 1], December 1963

Court transcription documenting a bail hearing for Jack Ruby, including the examination of several witnesses and statements by the attorneys on December 23, 1963. Index to witnesses and exhibits is at the start of the document.
Date: December 1963
Creator: Muleady, James J.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Writ of Habeas Corpus Number 1193. Bail Hearing [Part 2], January 1964 (open access)

Writ of Habeas Corpus Number 1193. Bail Hearing [Part 2], January 1964

Court transcription documenting the continuation of a bail hearing for Jack Ruby, including the examination of several witnesses and statements by the attorneys January 20-21, 1964. Index to witnesses and exhibits is at the start of the document.
Date: January 1964
Creator: Muleady, James J.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cause Number E. 4010-J. Jury Trial: Volume 8, March 1964 (open access)

Cause Number E. 4010-J. Jury Trial: Volume 8, March 1964

Photocopy of the eighth volume of court transcription documenting the trial in the case of Texas v. Jack Ruby. The proceedings include statements by the attorneys to the jury, after the reading of the Court's charge, March 13-14, 1964. Index to statements and other information is at the start of the document.
Date: 1964
Creator: Muleady, James J. & Stinebaugh, Shirley M.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cause Number 2076. Proceedings on Writ of Habeas Corpus, 1965-1966 (open access)

Cause Number 2076. Proceedings on Writ of Habeas Corpus, 1965-1966

Reproductions of court transcription documenting all proceedings related to a writ of habeas corpus filed during summer 1965 when a new judge was assigned for all further proceedings in the case of Texas v. Jack Ruby. The proceedings include copies of all motions, statements, and other court filings made in the case. Index to filings and other information is at the start of the document.
Date: March 18, 1966
Creator: Shaw, Bill
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cause Number E. 4010-J. Jury Trial: Volume 2, March 1964 (open access)

Cause Number E. 4010-J. Jury Trial: Volume 2, March 1964

Second volume of court transcription documenting the trial in the case of Texas v. Jack Ruby. The proceedings include examination of several witnesses, submissions of evidence, and statements by the attorneys on March 5, 1964. Index to witnesses and exhibits is at the start of the document.
Date: March 1964
Creator: Muleady, James J. & Stinebaugh, Shirley M.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cause Number E. 4010-J. Jury Trial: Volume 6, March 1964 (open access)

Cause Number E. 4010-J. Jury Trial: Volume 6, March 1964

Sixth volume of court transcription documenting the trial in the case of Texas v. Jack Ruby. The proceedings include examination of several witnesses, submissions of evidence, and statements by the attorneys on March 11, 1964. Index to witnesses, exhibits, and other information is at the start of the document.
Date: March 1964
Creator: Muleady, James J. & Stinebaugh, Shirley M.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cause Number E. 4010-J. Jury Trial: Volume 7, March 1964 (open access)

Cause Number E. 4010-J. Jury Trial: Volume 7, March 1964

Seventh volume of court transcription documenting the trial in the case of Texas v. Jack Ruby. The proceedings include examination of several witnesses, submissions of evidence, and statements by the attorneys on March 12, 1964. Index to witnesses, exhibits, and other information is at the start of the document.
Date: March 1964
Creator: Muleady, James J. & Stinebaugh, Shirley M.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cause Number E. 4010-J. Jury Trial: Volume 4, March 1964 (open access)

Cause Number E. 4010-J. Jury Trial: Volume 4, March 1964

Fourth volume of court transcription documenting the trial in the case of Texas v. Jack Ruby. The proceedings include examination of several witnesses, submissions of evidence, and statements by the attorneys on March 9, 1964. Index to witnesses and exhibits is at the start of the document.
Date: March 1964
Creator: Muleady, James J. & Stinebaugh, Shirley M.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cause Number E. 67-352-P/2. Probate Case: Estate of Jack L. Ruby (open access)

Cause Number E. 67-352-P/2. Probate Case: Estate of Jack L. Ruby

Court transcription for a hearing in the probate case regarding the estate of Jack L. Ruby (alias Jack Rubenstein). The hearing includes examinations of several witnesses and statements by the attorneys. Index to witnesses and arguments is at the start of the document.
Date: June 21, 1967
Creator: Lyle, Jeanne Friou
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History