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[Report to W. P Gannaway by V. J. Brian, April 20, 1964 #2] (open access)

[Report to W. P Gannaway by V. J. Brian, April 20, 1964 #2]

Report by V. J. Brian, a detective who assisted in searching the Texas School Book Depository following the assassination of President Kennedy. Brian states that Hosty, an FBI agent, said that Oswald was a Communist and worked at the Texas School Book Depository.
Date: April 20, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report to W. F. Dyson by C. T. Burnley, April 3, 1967] (open access)

[Report to W. F. Dyson by C. T. Burnley, April 3, 1967]

Criminal intelligence report addressed to Captain W. F. Dyson. The report, which was written by C. T. Burnley, states that Sergio Arcacha was charged with conspiracy to commit simple burglary. An arrest report is attached.
Date: April 3, 1967
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report to W. P. Gannaway by W. S. Biggio, April 3, 1964 #1] (open access)

[Report to W. P. Gannaway by W. S. Biggio, April 3, 1964 #1]

Report by W. S. Biggio regarding information received from William J. Chesher. It was alleged a mechanic said that Lee Harvey Oswald drove Jack Ruby's vehicle for two months. He stated that Oswald took the vehicle to his garage.
Date: April 3, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping: Garrison Seeking Shaw Military Data #1] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping: Garrison Seeking Shaw Military Data #1]

Photocopy of a newspaper clipping which appeared in The Dallas Morning News. The clipped article states that District Attorney Jim Garrison subpoenaed the military records of Clay L. Shaw.
Date: April 7, 1967
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. W. Fritz to Joseph A. Ball, April 30, 1964 #1] (open access)

[Letter from J. W. Fritz to Joseph A. Ball, April 30, 1964 #1]

Letter written by J. W. Fritz to Joseph A. Ball, of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy (Warren Commission). The letter concerns Deputy Sheriff Roger Craig, and Fritz describes seeing him in his outer office while Lee Harvey Oswald was in his inner office.
Date: April 30, 1964
Creator: Fritz, J. W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Vincent Waggoner Carr to Chief J. E. Curry - April 6, 1964] (open access)

[Letter from Vincent Waggoner Carr to Chief J. E. Curry - April 6, 1964]

Letter from Attorney General Waggoner Carr to Chief J. E. Curry, regarding the receipt of a letter from March 25, which was forwarded to the Presidential Special Commission.
Date: April 6, 1964
Creator: Waggoner Carr, Vincent
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. C. Day to David W. Belin, April 23, 1964] (open access)

[Letter from J. C. Day to David W. Belin, April 23, 1964]

Letter from J. C. Day to Mr. David W. Belin, of the President's Commission on Assassination. The letter is concerning a third hull with letters scratched on it, possibly marked by George Doughty or Vince Drain.
Date: April 23, 1964
Creator: Day, J. C.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for certified mail by J. C. Day] (open access)

[Receipt for certified mail by J. C. Day]

Photocopy of a receipt for certified mail by J. C. Day.
Date: April 20, 1964
Creator: Day, J. C.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. W. Fritz to Joseph A. Ball, April 30, 1964 #2] (open access)

[Letter from J. W. Fritz to Joseph A. Ball, April 30, 1964 #2]

Letter by J. W. Fritz to Joseph A. Ball, of the President's Commission on the Assassination (Warren Commission). The letter is regarding the sighting of Roger Craig standing outside of Fritz' private office. He states that he didn't feel the information the man provided was of any value.
Date: April 30, 1964
Creator: Fritz, J. W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Herald of Freedom, Volume 7, Number 6, April 23, 1965 #2] (open access)

[The Herald of Freedom, Volume 7, Number 6, April 23, 1965 #2]

Newsletter article, titled "The Strange Death of John F. Kennedy," gives a short history of Lee Harvey Oswald. The article particularly focuses on his time in Russia and his ties to Communism.
Date: April 23, 1965
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Paul W. Seabaugh to Lee Harvey Oswald, April 2, 1962 #2] (open access)

[Letter from Paul W. Seabaugh to Lee Harvey Oswald, April 2, 1962 #2]

Photocopy of a letter from Paul W. Seabaugh to Lee Harvey Oswald, on April 2, 1962, informing him that his headquarters has no authority to change the type of discharge issued to Oswald. He supplies him with information about the people to contact instead.
Date: April 2, 1962
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Raymond Hamilton Arrest Report, 04-25-1934] (open access)

[Raymond Hamilton Arrest Report, 04-25-1934]

Arrest report for Raymond Hamilton on April 25, 1934. He was arrested for robbery by fire arms in Lancaster, Lewisville and Grand Prairie, Texas.
Date: April 25, 1934
Creator: Riddell, Henry
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lubben Plaza]

Photograph of the aerial view of Lubben Plaza park surrounded my modern office buildings, parking lots, and multi-lane streets with red intersection crosswalks. Key features of the park include abstract sculptures and deep green trees that partially obscure the parks boarders.
Date: April 16, 1997
Creator: Loftin, Reginald G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of Dealey Plaza and Surrounding Area]

Photograph of Dealey Plaza and its surrounding area in Dallas, Texas. The park, which is split down the middle by Main Street, is located in the lower middle of the picture, just above a group of railroads that meet at a railyard to the right side. Subdivisions containing large buildings of downtown Dallas are visible above the park.
Date: April 1967
Creator: Haskins, Squire
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of Deep Green and Surrounding Area]

Photograph of Deep Green and its surrounding area in Dallas, Texas. The park, which is covered in dense trees, sits directly beneath Mountain Creek Parkway and to the right of Deep Green Drive. Autumncrest Court and a residential suburb are also visible on the left edge of the picture.
Date: April 5, 1997
Creator: Loftin, Reginald G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of Akard Park and Surrounding Area]

Photograph of Akard Park located in Dallas County, Texas; the park is surrounded by three buildings and three streets, which meet at an intersection to the left of the park.
Date: April 18, 1997
Creator: Loftin, Reginald G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wide Angle of a Large Crowd at Turtle Creek]

Photograph of an aerial overview of a large gathering of people at Turtle Creek Park formerly known as Robert E. Lee Park. The large group of people have gathered in front of a multi-purpose building with five (5) columns. A temporary bandstand has been erected near a bronze statue of Robert E. Lee riding a horse. Trees partially obscure large portions of the park and cars line the curbs of the street that surround the park. Commercial and residential buildings of various sizes and heights surround the park.
Date: April 10, 1966
Creator: Squire Haskins Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of Anita Harris Phelps Park and Surrounding Area]

Photograph of Anita Harris Phelps Park and the surrounding area in Dallas, Texas. The picture shows several blocks of medium to large buildings with many parking lots. Between the blocks, there are approximately five to ten roads.
Date: April 1976
Creator: Haskins, Squire
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Kiowa Parkway]

Photograph of the aerial overview of the Kiowa Parkway. The parkway consists of deep green trees and grass that snake throughout a residential suburban community in a North to South manner. Belt Line Road boarders the residential neighborhood with a gentle curve. A large commercial is visible on the left side of the photograph.
Date: April 5, 1997
Creator: Loftin, Reginald G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lake Cliff Tennis Courts]

Photograph of an aerial overview of the Northwest edge corner of Lake Cliff park and the surrounding urban environment. Key features of the aerial photograph include four (4) tennis courts, a multi-story residential building identified as the Lake Cliff Tower Condominiums, and E Colorado Blvd. A long line of cars have parked along the eastern edge of the park.
Date: April 10, 1966
Creator: Squire Haskins Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lakewood Park, April 1973]

Photograph of an aerial overview of the Lakewood Park region and the surrounding suburban residential neighborhoods.
Date: April 1973
Creator: Squire Haskins Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lawnview Park, April 1967]

Photograph of an aerial view of the Lawnview park and the surrounding suburban neighborhood. Highway 352 runs diagonally from right to left with a set of railroad tracks running parallel to the highway. Lawnview park features two (2) baseball fields, a football field, and a rectangular parking lot with a turnoff from Highway 352. A large open field separates Lawnview park from the nearby Ascher Silberstein Elementary School.
Date: April 1967
Creator: Squire Haskins Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of Bachman Lake Park and Surrounding Area]

Photograph of Bachman Lake Park and its surrounding area located in Dallas, Texas. The park is shown around Bachman Lake down the center of the picture. Dallas Love Field sits to the right of the lake, while W Northwest Highway and some smaller buildings are visible to the left side.
Date: April 24, 1977
Creator: Haskins, Squire
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Southern View of a Group at Turtle Creek Park]

Photograph of an aerial view taken from the South of Turtle Creek Park and the surrounding urban regions. The photograph focuses on a large gathering of people in front of a mixed-use building in the center of the park. A temporary bandstand has been erected near a bronze statue of Robert E. Lee riding atop a horse. Multi-lane streets weave throughout surrounding neighborhood commercial and residential buildings of various heights surround the park.
Date: April 10, 1966
Creator: Squire Haskins Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History