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[Air Force One at Love Field]

Original black and white photographic negative taken by a Dallas Times Herald staff photographer. This image shows Air Force One on the tarmac at Love Field on the morning of November 22, 1963.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Dallas Times Herald
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Airport worker searching luggage on the tarmac at Love Field]

Original black and white photographic negative taken by a Dallas Times Herald staff photographer. The image shows an airport worker and a Dallas Police officer searching luggage on the tarmac at Love Field after a bomb threat on the afternoon of November 24, 1963. A woman watches them search her bag.
Date: November 24, 1963
Creator: Dallas Times Herald
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Basket full of items in a car parked at Parkland Hospital]

Original black and white photographic negative taken by a Dallas Times Herald staff photographer, possibly Eamon Kennedy. This image shows a basket filled with two bottles and other household items, possibly for the Oswald children, in the backseat of a car parked at Parkland Hospital on November 24, 1963. A KRLD station wagon is visible in the background.
Date: November 24, 1963
Creator: Dallas Times Herald
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Basket full of items in a car parked at Parkland Hospital]

Original black and white photographic negative taken by a Dallas Times Herald staff photographer, possibly Eamon Kennedy. This image shows a basket filled with two bottles and other household items, possibly for the Oswald children, in the backseat of a car parked at Parkland Hospital on November 24, 1963. A KRLD station wagon is visible in the background.
Date: November 24, 1963
Creator: Dallas Times Herald
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cameras in the hallway at Dallas Police Department headquarters]

Original black and white photographic negative taken by a Dallas Times Herald staff photographer. In the foreground of this image, reporters' hands hold their cameras and microphones high to capture Dallas Police Captain J.W. 'Will' Fritz (left of center, in the hat) and Dallas County Criminal District Attorney Henry Wade in the hallway outside the Homicide and Robbery Bureau at the Dallas Police Department headquarters.
Date: November 23, 1963
Creator: Dallas Times Herald
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Car leaving Parkland Hospital for Love Field]

Original black and white photographic negative taken by a Dallas Times Herald staff photographer. This image shows a white car joining the motorcade departing Parkland Hospital for Love Field on November 22, 1963.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Dallas Times Herald
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Casket being delivered to Parkland Hospital]

Original black and white photographic negative taken by a Dallas Times Herald staff photographer. This image shows a casket from the Oneal Funeral Home being delivered to Parkland Hospital. Oneal driver Aubrey Rike (with dark hair) assists, followed by Dallas Morning News columnist Tony Zoppi (in dark suit). Oneal attendant Dennis "Peanuts" McGuire stands behind Zoppi.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Dallas Times Herald
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Casket being loaded into a hearse at Parkland Hospital]

Original black and white photographic negative taken by Dallas Times Herald staff photographer Eamon Kennedy. This image shows the president's casket being placed in an Oneal Funeral Home hearse parked at the emergency entrance of Parkland Hospital. Jacqueline Kennedy can be seen in the middle of the crowd at the back of the hearse. Mrs. Kennedy rode to Love Field airport in the hearse with the casket. Assistant White House Press Secretary Malcolm Kilduff is visible at the left edge of the photo, with a cigarette in his mouth.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Kennedy, Eamon
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause Number 39,613]. Amicus Curiae Brief for Jack Ruby (open access)

[Cause Number 39,613]. Amicus Curiae Brief for Jack Ruby

Legal brief compiled for Jack Ruby in preparation for hearings in the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. It includes excerpts of transcripts and exhibits from Ruby's previous trial, with legal analysis, and citations for previous cases and Texas laws. Indexes to topical analysis, case authorities, statutes, and other authorities is at the start of the document.
Date: February 28, 1965
Creator: Belli, Melvin M., 1907-1996
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cause Number 39,613. Per Curiam Opinion (open access)

Cause Number 39,613. Per Curiam Opinion

Statement made by Judge Louis T. Holland documenting his decision regarding a habeas corpus proceeding. Holland's opinion indicates that a sanity hearing will be impaneled for Jack Ruby immediately, ahead of hearings related to Ruby's appeal (Cause No. 37,900).
Date: May 18, 1966
Creator: unknown
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 2076. Proceedings on Writ of Habeas Corpus, 1965-1966, Supplemental Transcript (open access)

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

Reproductions of the official filed text of the "Petitioner's [Jack Ruby's] Motion Requesting Approval by Trial Judge of Statement of Facts from Habeas Corpus Hearing, Cause No. 2076." Index to information is at the start of the document.
Date: March 31, 1966
Creator: Shaw, Bill
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
Cause Number E. 4010-J. Examination of Prospective Jurors: Volume 1, February 1964 (open access)

Cause Number E. 4010-J. Examination of Prospective Jurors: Volume 1, February 1964

First volume of court transcription documenting voir dire proceedings in the case of Texas v. Jack Ruby to choose a jury. The hearing includes examination of several potential jurors and statements by the attorneys February 17-18, 1964. Index to prospective jurors and other information is at the start of the document.
Date: February 1964
Creator: Muleady, James J. & Stinebaugh, Shirley M.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cause Number E. 4010-J. Examination of Prospective Jurors: Volume 2, February 1964 (open access)

Cause Number E. 4010-J. Examination of Prospective Jurors: Volume 2, February 1964

Second volume of court transcription documenting voir dire proceedings in the case of Texas v. Jack Ruby to choose a jury. The hearing includes examination of several potential jurors and statements by the attorneys on February 19, 1964. Index to prospective jurors is at the start of the document.
Date: February 1964
Creator: Muleady, James J. & Stinebaugh, Shirley M.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cause Number E. 4010-J. Examination of Prospective Jurors: Volume 3, February 1964 (open access)

Cause Number E. 4010-J. Examination of Prospective Jurors: Volume 3, February 1964

Third volume of court transcription documenting voir dire proceedings in the case of Texas v. Jack Ruby to choose a jury. The hearing includes examination of several potential jurors and statements by the attorneys on February 20, 1964. Index to prospective jurors is at the start of the document.
Date: February 1964
Creator: Muleady, James J. & Stinebaugh, Shirley M.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cause Number E. 4010-J. Examination of Prospective Jurors: Volume 4, February 1964 (open access)

Cause Number E. 4010-J. Examination of Prospective Jurors: Volume 4, February 1964

Fourth volume of court transcription documenting voir dire proceedings in the case of Texas v. Jack Ruby to choose a jury. The hearing includes examination of several potential jurors and statements by the attorneys February 21-22, 1964. Index to prospective jurors and oexhibits is at the start of the document.
Date: February 1964
Creator: Muleady, James J. & Stinebaugh, Shirley M.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cause Number E. 4010-J. Examination of Prospective Jurors: Volume 5, February 1964 (open access)

Cause Number E. 4010-J. Examination of Prospective Jurors: Volume 5, February 1964

Fifth volume of court transcription documenting voir dire proceedings in the case of Texas v. Jack Ruby to choose a jury. The hearing includes examination of several potential jurors and statements by the attorneys on February 24, 1964. Index to prospective jurors is at the start of the document.
Date: February 1964
Creator: Muleady, James J. & Stinebaugh, Shirley M.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cause Number E. 4010-J. Examination of Prospective Jurors: Volume 6, February 1964 (open access)

Cause Number E. 4010-J. Examination of Prospective Jurors: Volume 6, February 1964

Sixth volume of court transcription documenting voir dire proceedings in the case of Texas v. Jack Ruby to choose a jury. The hearing includes examination of several potential jurors and statements by the attorneys on February 25, 1964. Index to prospective jurors is at the start of the document.
Date: February 1964
Creator: Muleady, James J. & Stinebaugh, Shirley M.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cause Number E. 4010-J. Examination of Prospective Jurors: Volume 7, February 1964 (open access)

Cause Number E. 4010-J. Examination of Prospective Jurors: Volume 7, February 1964

Seventh volume of court transcription documenting voir dire proceedings in the case of Texas v. Jack Ruby to choose a jury. The hearing includes examination of several potential jurors and statements by the attorneys on February 26, 1964. Index to prospective jurors is at the start of the document.
Date: February 1964
Creator: Muleady, James J. & Stinebaugh, Shirley M.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cause Number E. 4010-J. Examination of Prospective Jurors: Volume 8, February 1964 (open access)

Cause Number E. 4010-J. Examination of Prospective Jurors: Volume 8, February 1964

Eighth volume of court transcription documenting voir dire proceedings in the case of Texas v. Jack Ruby to choose a jury. The hearing includes examination of several potential jurors and statements by the attorneys on February 27, 1964. Index to prospective jurors is at the start of the document.
Date: February 1964
Creator: Muleady, James J. & Stinebaugh, Shirley M.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cause Number E. 4010-J. Examination of Prospective Jurors: Volume 9, February 1964 (open access)

Cause Number E. 4010-J. Examination of Prospective Jurors: Volume 9, February 1964

Ninth volume of court transcription documenting voir dire proceedings in the case of Texas v. Jack Ruby to choose a jury. The hearing includes examination of several potential jurors and statements by the attorneys February 28-29, 1964. Index to prospective jurors and exhibits is at the start of the document.
Date: February 1964
Creator: Muleady, James J. & Stinebaugh, Shirley M.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cause Number E. 4010-J. Examination of Prospective Jurors: Volume 10, March 1964 (open access)

Cause Number E. 4010-J. Examination of Prospective Jurors: Volume 10, March 1964

Tenth volume of court transcription documenting voir dire proceedings in the case of Texas v. Jack Ruby to choose a jury. The hearing includes examination of several potential jurors and statements by the attorneys March 2-3, 1964. Index to prospective jurors 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. Full Proceedings, 1963-1964 (open access)

Cause Number E. 4010-J. Full Proceedings, 1963-1964

Court transcription documenting all proceedings in the case of Texas v. Jack Ruby on the charge of "murder with malice" before Ruby's appeal. The proceedings include copies of all motions, statements, and other court filings made in the case, starting with the grand jury indictment until the adjournment of the trial. Index to filings and other information is at the start of the document.
Date: September 1, 1964
Creator: Shaw, Bill
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History